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4. Inscribed Angles
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Exercise 16 Page 746

The Inscribed Angle Theorem tells us that the measure of an inscribed angle is half the measure of its intercepted arc.

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An angle whose vertex is on a circle and whose sides are chords of the circle is an inscribed angle. Therefore, in the given diagram, ∠ S is an inscribed angle. The intercepted arc of this angle has a measure of RT.

Note that the endpoints of RTS form a diameter of the circle, therefore, it measures 180^(∘). We can use the Arc Addition Postulate to find the value of RT.
mRT+mTS=180
mRT+ 48=180
mRT= 132
According to the Inscribed Angle Theorem, the measure of an inscribed angle is half the measure of its intercepted arc. This means that m∠ S is half of mRT.
m∠ S=mRT/2
m∠ S=132/2
m∠ S=66