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Example Question #41 : Plane Geometry

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The above figure shows Trapezoid TRAP , with $\overline{RT}$ and $\overline{RA }$ tangent to the circle. $m \angle T = 106 ^{\circ }$ ; evaluate $m \angle A$ .

Possible Answers:

$148^{\circ }$

$128^{\circ }$

$138^{\circ }$

$158^{\circ }$

Correct answer:

$148^{\circ }$

Explanation:

By the Same-Side Interior Angle Theorem, since $\overline{TR} || \overline{AP}$ , $\angle T$ and $\angle P$ are supplementary - that is, their degree measures total $180 ^{\circ }$ . Therefore,

$m \angle P + m \angle T = 180 ^{\circ }$

$m \angle P = 180 ^{\circ } - m \angle T$

$m \angle P = 180 ^{\circ } - 106 ^{\circ } = 74^{\circ }$

$\angle P$ is an inscribed angle, so the arc it intercepts, $\overarc{TA}$ , has twice its degree measure;

$m \overarc{TA} = 2 \cdot m \angle P =2 \cdot 74^{\circ } = 148 ^{\circ }$ .

The corresponding major arc, $\overarc{TPA}$ , has as its measure

$m \overarc{TPA} = 360 ^{\circ }- m \overarc{TA} = 360 ^{\circ }- 148 ^{\circ }= 212 ^{\circ }$

The measure of an angle formed by two tangents to a circle is equal to half the difference of those of its intercepted arcs:

$m \angle R = \frac{1}{2} \left (m \overarc{TPA} - m \overarc{TA} \right )$

$m \angle R = \frac{1}{2} \left (212 ^{\circ } -148 ^{\circ } \right )= \frac{1}{2} \cdot 64 ^{\circ } = 32^{\circ }$

Again, by the Same-Side Interior Angles Theorem, $\angle R$ and $\angle A$ are supplementary, so

$m \angle A + m \angle R= 180 ^{\circ }$

$m \angle A = 180 ^{\circ } - m \angle R$

$m \angle A = 180 ^{\circ } - 32 ^{\circ } = 148^{\circ }$

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