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Exercise 24 Page 793

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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Practice makes perfect

In our exercise we want to find the measure of ∠ 1.

To do so, let's recall the Inscribed Angle Theorem.

Inscribed Angle Theorem

The measure of an inscribed angle is half that of its intercepted arc.

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 ∠ 1 is an inscribed angle and the intercepted arc of this angle has a measure of 218^(∘). This means that m∠ 1 is half of 218^(∘). m∠ 1 =1/2* 218^(∘) ⇕ m∠ 1=109^(∘)