We are given a circle with center at some point. We have three points on the circumference of the circle: $R$, $S$, and $T$. We are given that the measure of the arc $RT$ is $58^\circ$. We are asked to find the value of $x$, where $x^\circ$ is the measure of the arc $RS$.
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1. Problem Description
We are given a circle with center at some point. We have three points on the circumference of the circle: , , and . We are given that the measure of the arc is . We are asked to find the value of , where is the measure of the arc .
2. Solution Steps
Since is on the circle and and are radii, triangle is an isosceles triangle with .
The inscribed angle theorem states that the measure of an inscribed angle is half the measure of its intercepted arc. The inscribed angle intercepts the arc , which has measure . Therefore, .
Since triangle is isosceles with , .
Let .
In triangle , the sum of the angles is .
The measure of central angle is , so the measure of arc is .
Since the angle is the central angle that subtends arc , we know that the measure of is equal to the measure of the arc . Thus .
Since , , . Since , is isosceles, so
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Since is at the center, the angle = arc . The value is
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8. Since SR = ST, $\angle SRT = \angle STR = (180-x)/2$
Also, we are given is , then is of this .
We see that .
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So, .
We have,
Since,
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The central angle that intercepts the arc is .
Since , then the measure of arc = 58
We know that is an inscribed angle that intercept arc . Therefore .
Since ,
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Since the central angle , we are also aware that arc .
Since triangle is isosceles with ,
However, the diagram indicates that is not the center. Then . Since the segments and are congruent, that would make triangle is an isoceles triangle.
The is . So the other angles are = . Thus,
3. Final Answer
61