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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Circle O is shown below. The diagram is not drawn to scale.

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OpenStudy (cwrw238):

Use the result the angle subtended at the center of a circle by a chord is twice the measure of the angle subtended at any point on the circle (in the same segment) by the same chord.

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

* same chord or same arc

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

in the above diagram the chord concerned is RQ

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

* sorry NQ

OpenStudy (owlcoffee):

I'll gibe you the hints. Ang. O is a central angle, because it is composed by two radiuses. sg. NO and sg. OQ to be precise. but in other hand ang. R is a inscribed angle, meaning that it is formed by two chords, sg. RN and sg. RQ. Now there was a relationship between the arc that it intersects and the measure of the angle. I will not prove it, because it's very easy to do, so I'll leave that to you, but here's the relationship: \[<NRQ=\frac{ arc.NQ }{ 2 }\] so replacing the information: \[28=\frac{ arc.NQ }{ 2 }\] now it's just a matter of math and applying the property of a central angle. I'll leave that part to you.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks!

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