Question: For items 25 to 30, refer to the image below.
Graph shape and math: a circle on the right-center with points N at the top, Q at the upper-right, R at the lower-right, and S at the lower-left on the circumference; M is outside the circle on the left. Segments are drawn from M to N and M to R, with MN tangent/meeting the circle at N, MR crossing the circle through P and ending at R, and inside the circle the chords N-S, N-Q, Q-R, and S-R are connected. position_hint=center
If m\angle PR = 115^\circ, what is the measure of arc PNR?
(Just type the numerical value.)
In the figure, quadrilateral NQRS is inscribed in the circle. If
m\angle NQR = 105^\circ, what is the measure of m\angle NSR?
(Just type the numerical value.)
Let line segment MN be tangent to the circle at point N, and let MR be a secant line that intersects the circle at points P and R. If the length of the tangent segment MN=12 and the inner chord segment PR=10, what is the length of the external secant segment MP?
(Just type the numerical value.)
1. **Problem 1:** Given $m\angle PR = 115^\circ$, find the measure of arc $PNR$.
- The angle $\angle PR$ is an inscribed angle that intercepts arc $PNR$.
- The measure of an inscribed angle is half the measure of its intercepted arc.
2. **Formula:**
$$m\angle = \frac{1}{2} m\text{(intercepted arc)}$$
3. **Calculation:**
$$115 = \frac{1}{2} m(arc\ PNR)$$
Multiply both sides by 2:
$$2 \times 115 = m(arc\ PNR)$$
$$230 = m(arc\ PNR)$$
4. **Answer:**
The measure of arc $PNR$ is $230$ degrees.
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1. **Problem 2:** Quadrilateral $NQRS$ is inscribed in the circle. Given $m\angle NQR = 105^\circ$, find $m\angle NSR$.
- Opposite angles of an inscribed quadrilateral sum to $180^\circ$.
2. **Formula:**
$$m\angle NQR + m\angle NSR = 180^\circ$$
3. **Calculation:**
$$105 + m\angle NSR = 180$$
Subtract 105 from both sides:
$$m\angle NSR = 180 - 105$$
$$m\angle NSR = 75$$
4. **Answer:**
The measure of $m\angle NSR$ is $75$ degrees.
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1. **Problem 3:** Given tangent segment $MN = 12$, chord segment $PR = 10$, find external secant segment $MP$.
- The tangent-secant theorem states:
$$MN^2 = MP \times MR$$
- Since $MR = MP + PR$, we have:
$$12^2 = MP \times (MP + 10)$$
2. **Calculation:**
$$144 = MP^2 + 10 MP$$
Rearranged:
$$MP^2 + 10 MP - 144 = 0$$
3. **Solve quadratic:**
$$MP = \frac{-10 \pm \sqrt{10^2 - 4 \times 1 \times (-144)}}{2} = \frac{-10 \pm \sqrt{100 + 576}}{2} = \frac{-10 \pm \sqrt{676}}{2}$$
$$MP = \frac{-10 \pm 26}{2}$$
4. **Possible solutions:**
$$MP = \frac{-10 + 26}{2} = \frac{16}{2} = 8$$
$$MP = \frac{-10 - 26}{2} = \frac{-36}{2} = -18$$
5. **Answer:**
Length cannot be negative, so $MP = 8$.
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**Final answers:**
- Measure of arc $PNR$ is $230$.
- Measure of $m\angle NSR$ is $75$.
- Length of external secant segment $MP$ is $8$.