WAEC - Mathematics (2018 - No. 36)

In the diagram, PR is a tangent to the circle at Q, QT//RS, < SQR = 35º and < RSQ = 50º. Find the value of <QST

40\(^o\)
65\(^o\)
85\(^o\)
95\(^o\)

Explanation

In the diagram,

a = 50\(^o\) (alternate angles)

b\(_1\) + a + 35\(^o\) = 180\(^o\) (sum of angles on a straight line)

i.e; b\(_1\) + 50\(^o\) + 35\(^o\)

= 180º

b\(_1\) + 180\(^o\) - 85\(^o\) = 90\(^o\)

But b\(_2\) = \(b_1\) = 95\(^o\) (angles in alternate segment)

 

 

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