In the diagram shown, PC is tangent to the circle and PD is the angle bisector of CPE. If arc CD is 70 degrees, arc DE is 30 degrees, and DQE = 40 degrees, then determine arc AE, in degrees.
Thanks!
Because CE is a chord meeting a tangent, the measure of the angle supplemental to angle PCQ =
(1/2) ( m arc CDE) = (1/2) (m arc CD + m arc DE ) = (1/2) ( 70 + 30) = 50°
So....angle PCQ = 180 - 50 = 130°
And angle CQP is vertical to angle DQE = 40°
So....in triangle PCQ, angle PCQ = 130 and angle CQP = 40
So angle CPQ = 180 - 130 - 40 = 10°
And angle QPE equals this = 10°
And angle PQE is supplemental to angle DQE = 140°
So...in triangle PQE, angle QEP = 180 - 140 - 10 = 30°
So m arc CA is twice this = 60°
So m arc AE = 360 - m arc DE - m arc CD - m arc CA =
360 - 30 - 70 - 60 =
360 - 160 =
200°
This doesn't "look " to be correct......[ I don't think I made any mistakes, but maybe I did !!!!]