In the figure, AT and CT are tangents to the circle at A and C respectively. AB produced meets TC at P. Given that ∠APC = 60°, ∠ATC = 40° and CD = BC, calculate the following angles and show all the reasons.

- (a)
∠ACT.
- (b)
∠CAD.
- (c)
∠CBA.
- (d)
∠ADC.
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10(a)
1. Identify the equal sides and calculate the base angle in triangle $ACT$.
Since and are tangents from the same external point , .
Hence is isosceles, so
Given ,
10(b)
1. Find the angle between $AC$ and $AB$ using triangle $APC$.
Since lies on the tangent , .
In ,
Since are collinear, .
2. Use equal chords to find $\angle CAD$.
Given , equal chords subtend equal angles at the circumference.
So
10(c)
1. Apply the tangent-chord theorem using chord $AC$ and tangent $CT$.
From part (a),
By the tangent-chord theorem, the angle between tangent and chord is equal to the angle in the alternate segment subtended by chord .
Hence,
10(d)
1. Use opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral to find $\angle ADC$.
Since , , and are points on the circle, is a cyclic quadrilateral.
Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary, so
Using ,
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