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The angle between a tangent to a circle and a chord through the point of contact is equal to:
AAngle in the same segment
BAngle in the alternate segment
CHalf the central angle
DDouble the central angle
✓ Correct Answer: B — Angle in the alternate segment
This is the statement of the Alternate Segment Theorem.
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