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(i)
<PRQ= ½α (angle subtended by an arc at the centre of the circle is twice the angle at the circumference subtended by the same arc)
<QRM=180°=pi (straight line)
because <PRQ+<PRM=pi
<PRM=pi-½α
(ii)
similarly, <QSM=pi-½α (same proof as part (i))
<SNR=<PNQ (vertically opposite angles)
<SNR+<QSM+<PMQ+<PRM=360° (angle sum of a quadrilateral)
from the previous steps we can substitute values
<PNQ+<PMQ+180°-½α+180°-½α=360°
<PNQ+<PMQ-α=0
Hence, <PNQ+<PMQ=α
 

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(i)
<PRQ= ½α (angle subtended by an arc at the centre of the circle is twice the angle at the circumference subtended by the same arc)
<QRM=180°=pi (straight line)
because <PRQ+<PRM=pi
<PRM=pi-½α
(ii)
similarly, <QSM=pi-½α (same proof as part (i))
<SNR=<PNQ (vertically opposite angles)
<SNR+<QSM+<PMQ+<PRM=360° (angle sum of a quadrilateral)
from the previous steps we can substitute values
<PNQ+<PMQ+180°-½α+180°-½α=360°
<PNQ+<PMQ-α=0
Hence, <PNQ+<PMQ=α
Thank you so much!
 

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