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Angles Inside and Outside Circles: Practice

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    Points A,B,C,DA,B,C,D occur in order around a circle. Chords AC,BDAC,BD meet at XX. Side lines AB,DCAB,DC meet at external PP with orders P,A,BP,A,B and P,D,CP,D,C. Far arc BCBC excludes A,DA,D; near arc DADA excludes B,CB,C. Angle AXBAXB is 86∘86^\circ, and angle APDAPD is 41∘41^\circ. Find the far arc BCBC.

    External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C. Chords AC and BD meet at X.External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C. Chords AC and BD meet at X. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.XABCDPSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Points A,B,C,DA,B,C,D occur in order around a circle. Chords AC,BDAC,BD meet at XX. Side lines AB,DCAB,DC meet at external PP with orders P,A,BP,A,B and P,D,CP,D,C. Far arc BCBC excludes A,DA,D; near arc DADA excludes B,CB,C. Angle AXBAXB is 98∘98^\circ, angle APDAPD is 27∘27^\circ, and consecutive arc ABAB is 67∘67^\circ. Find the inscribed angle BADBAD.

    External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C. Chords AC and BD meet at X.External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C. Chords AC and BD meet at X. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.XABCDPSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Ray PTPT is tangent at TT, and a secant has order P,A,BP,A,B. Near arc TATA excludes BB; far arc BTBT excludes AA. The degree measures of near and far arcs are 3x+23x+2 and 7x+187x+18. Angle TPATPA is 48∘48^\circ. Find arc ABAB excluding TT.

    PT is tangent at T. Secant ray order is P,A,B. Blue near arc TA excludes B; dashed red far arc BT excludes A.PT is tangent at T. Secant ray order is P,A,B. Blue near arc TA excludes B; dashed red far arc BT excludes A. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.PTABSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Rays PT,PUPT,PU are tangent to one circle at distinct T,UT,U, with PP strictly outside. In triangle PTUPTU, angle PTUPTU measures (2x+3)∘(2x+3)^\circ, and angle TPUTPU measures (3x+6)∘(3x+6)^\circ. Point RR lies on the major arc TUTU. Find major arc TRUTRU.

    The rays PT and PU are tangent at T and U. Blue minor arc TU faces P; dashed red major arc TRU passes through R. Dotted chord TU makes triangle PTU.The rays PT and PU are tangent at T and U. Blue minor arc TU faces P; dashed red major arc TRU passes through R. Dotted chord TU makes triangle PTU. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.TURPSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Points A,B,C,DA,B,C,D occur in that order around a circle. Chords AC,BDAC,BD cross at interior PP. Angles APB,BPCAPB,BPC measure (4x−2)∘,(2x+8)∘(4x-2)^\circ,(2x+8)^\circ. Consecutive arc ABAB is 88∘88^\circ. Find consecutive arc CDCD.

    Chords AC and BD cross at interior P; blue arc AB and dashed red arc CD face vertical angles.Chords AC and BD cross at interior P; blue arc AB and dashed red arc CD face vertical angles. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.ABCDPSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Two secants from external PP have orders P,A,BP,A,B and P,D,CP,D,C. The circle order is A,B,C,DA,B,C,D. Far arc BCBC excludes A,DA,D; near arc DADA excludes B,CB,C. The consecutive arcs AB,BC,CD,DAAB,BC,CD,DA measure 30∘,270∘,30∘,30∘30^\circ,270^\circ,30^\circ,30^\circ. Find the angle between rays PAPA and PDPD.

    External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C.External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.ABCDPSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Ray PTPT is tangent at TT, and a secant has order P,A,BP,A,B. Near arc TATA excludes BB; far arc BTBT excludes AA. The near arc is 42∘42^\circ and arc ABAB excluding TT is 96∘96^\circ. Find m∠TPAm\angle TPA.

    Circle endpoints T, A, B. Blue given arc TA excludes B and measures 42 degrees. Dashed red given arc AB excludes T and measures 96 degrees. P and its rays are off the diagram.Circle endpoints T, A, B. Blue given arc TA excludes B and measures 42 degrees. Dashed red given arc AB excludes T and measures 96 degrees. P and its rays are off the diagram. Schematic: all shown endpoints lie on the circle; use the stated givens, not proportions.TAB42°96°P and its rays are off the diagram.Schematic; use the stated givens.
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    Two secants from external PP have orders P,A,BP,A,B and P,D,CP,D,C. The circle order is A,B,C,DA,B,C,D. Far arc BCBC excludes A,DA,D; near arc DADA excludes B,CB,C. Angle APDAPD is 54∘54^\circ. The far and near arc measures, in degrees, are 5x+415x+41 and 2x+172x+17. Find the far arc.

    External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C.External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.ABCDPSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Rays PT,PUPT,PU are tangent to one circle at distinct T,UT,U, with PP strictly outside. Angle TPUTPU is 116∘116^\circ. Point RR lies on the major arc TUTU. Find the inscribed angle TRUTRU.

    The rays PT and PU are tangent at T and U. Blue minor arc TU faces P; dashed red major arc TRU passes through R.The rays PT and PU are tangent at T and U. Blue minor arc TU faces P; dashed red major arc TRU passes through R. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.TURPSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Points A,B,C,DA,B,C,D occur in that order around a circle. Chords AC,BDAC,BD cross at interior PP. Angle APBAPB is 96∘96^\circ. The degree measures of consecutive arcs AB,CDAB,CD are 2x+142x+14 and 4x+224x+22. Find the inscribed angle ACBACB.

    Chords AC and BD cross at interior P; blue arc AB and dashed red arc CD face vertical angles.Chords AC and BD cross at interior P; blue arc AB and dashed red arc CD face vertical angles. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.ABCDPSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Two secants from external PP have orders P,A,BP,A,B and P,D,CP,D,C. The circle order is A,B,C,DA,B,C,D. Far arc BCBC excludes A,DA,D; near arc DADA excludes B,CB,C. Consecutive arcs AB,CDAB,CD are 73∘,105∘73^\circ,105^\circ. The degree measures of near arc DADA and far arc BCBC are 2x+62x+6 and 4x+144x+14. Find m∠APDm\angle APD.

    External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C.External P has secant ray orders P,A,B and P,D,C. Blue far arc BC excludes A,D; dashed red near arc DA excludes B,C. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.ABCDPSchematic; use the stated givens.
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    Ray PTPT is tangent at TT, and a secant has order P,A,BP,A,B. Near arc TATA excludes BB; far arc BTBT excludes AA. The near arc is 58∘58^\circ, and angle TPATPA is 55∘55^\circ. Point VV lies on the arc ABAB excluding TT. Find the inscribed angle TVBTVB.

    V lies on arc AB excluding T. PT is tangent at T. Secant ray order is P,A,B. Blue near arc TA excludes B; dashed red far arc BT excludes A.V lies on arc AB excluding T. PT is tangent at T. Secant ray order is P,A,B. Blue near arc TA excludes B; dashed red far arc BT excludes A. Schematic: incidence and point order are exact; use stated measures, not proportions.PTABVSchematic; use the stated givens.
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