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geometry intermediate

Problem

In the figure, point is the center of the circle, the measure of angle is 74 degrees, and the measure of angle is 28 degrees. What is the measure of minor arc , in degrees?
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Solution
Let be the point where line segment intersects the circle. The measure of half the difference of the two arcs it cuts off: Since , . Substituting this expression for as well as for , we get Solve to find degrees.

Final answer
81