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6. Secants, Tangents, and Angle Measures
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Exercise 14 Page 764

The measure of an angle formed by a tangent and a line at the point of tangency is half the measure of the intercepted arc.

103

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Consider the given diagram.

We want to find m∠ ABD . We know that if a secant and a tangent intersect at the point of tangency, then the measure of the each angle formed is one half the measure of the intercepted arc. m∠ ABD = 1/2(mBCD) Note that arcs BCD and DB form together a full turn around the origin. By the Arc Addition Postulate, we can write an expression for mBCD and use it to find m∠ ABD. mBCD = 360^(∘) - mDB ↓ m∠ ABD = 1/2(360^(∘) - mDB) Let's substitute the known value for mDB and solve it for m∠ ABD.
m∠ ABD = 1/2(360- mDB)
m∠ ABD = 1/2(360- 154)
m∠ ABD = 1/2(206)
m∠ ABD = 1 * 206/2
m∠ ABD = 206/2
m∠ ABD = 103