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What is the measure of angle QPR in the given figure?

A. 32
B. 56
C. 62
D. 68

What is the measure of angle QPR in the given figure? A. 32 B. 56 C. 62 D. 68-example-1

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Answer:

D. 68

Explanation:

According to the figure, the minor arc is 112°, so the other part of the circle would be 360° - 112° = 248°, because a circle has 360° as total arc.

Now, when an external angle is formed by two tangents, that angle is defined as the half-difference between the intercepted arcs, which can be expressed as


\angle QPR=(1)/(2)(248-112) =(1)/(2)(136) \\\angle QPR=68\°

Therefore, the right answer is D.

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