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3. Arcs and Chords
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Exercise 20 Page 738

Recall that if a diameter of a circle is perpendicular to a chord, then it bisects the chord and its arc.

57.6^(∘)

Practice makes perfect

We are given that a snowboarding rail is an arc of a circle in which BD is part of the diameter. Let's take a look at the given diagram. Notice that AC is a chord of the circle.

Since we are given that arc ABC is about 32 % of a complete circle, the measure of this arc will be 32 % of the measure of the whole circle, 360^(∘).
mABC= 32 %* 360
mABC=32/100*360
mABC=11520/100
mABC=115.2
The measure of the arc ABC is 115.2^(∘). Now let's recall that if a diameter of a circle is perpendicular to a chord, then it bisects the chord and its arc. This means that mAB will be half of mABC. mAB=1/2*115.2^(∘)=57.6^(∘) The measure of arc AB is 57.6^(∘).