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Old May 18th, 2009, 01:49 PM
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Tangents AX and Ay are drawn to circle P from an exterior point A. Radii PX and PY are drawn. If the measure of angle XPY = , find the measure of angle XAY.
The complete figure is a kite composed of two right triangles. Therefore

\angle(XAY)= 360^\circ-2 \cdot 90^\circ-\angle(XPY)
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