Chord AB has the same length as the radius of the circle in which it is drawn. Endpoints of a chord AB are points of tangency of two lines in this circle. These two tangents intersect each other at point C. What is the measure of angle ACB?

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Answer:

120 degrees

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The measure of angle ACB is 120 degrees

How to determine the measure of angle ACB?

We have:

Tangent AB =  Tangent CB

Since the chord has the same length as the radius of the circle, then the triangle OBA is an equiateral triangle (60 degrees each)

The angle between the point of tangency and the radius is a right angle.

This means that:

60 + x = 90

Solve for x

x = 30

Where x represents the angle BAC

Recall that:

Tangent AB =  Tangent CB

So, we have:

Angle BAC = Angle CBA = x = 30

The sum of angles in a triangle is 180.

This gives

Angle BAC + Angle CBA + Angle ACB = 180

Substitute known values

30 + 30 + Angle ACB = 180

Subtract 60 from both sides

Angle ACB = 120

Hence, the measure of angle ACB is 120 degrees

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