Asked by logan

A secant and a tangent meet at a 90° angle outside the circle. What must be the difference between the measures of the intercepted arcs?

45°
90°
180°
270°

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
180°

Reason: The angle formed by a tangent and a secant outside a circle equals half the difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs. So 90° = 1/2 · (difference), giving difference = 180°.