Solving Math Homework with a Parent's Help

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A parent seeks assistance with their son's math homework, expressing difficulty due to a lack of familiarity with high school math concepts. The parent requests that an image related to the homework be reuploaded to a free image hosting site, as they cannot access it through the Math Help Forum. The discussion emphasizes the importance of using the theorem regarding angles and arcs in circle geometry. Participants are encouraged to provide solutions based on this theorem. The conversation highlights the challenges parents face when helping children with math assignments.
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This isn't for me, my son asked me to solve this, and I don't remember high school math, seeing that it isn't my field of study.
 
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Can you reupload the image to a free image hosting site (http://imgur.com/, imageshack.us, etc)? I can't view that image as I'm not a member of Math Help Forum.
 
scurty said:
Can you reupload the image to a free image hosting site (http://imgur.com/, imageshack.us, etc)? I can't view that image as I'm not a member of Math Help Forum.

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Use the theorem that states that the measure of an angle, having vertex on the circumference of a circle, is half the measure of the arc subtended by the angle.
 

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