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PQT and PR are tangents to the circle. If QPR=38, PRS=111. Find TQS.
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Hint: Find the angles PRQ and PQR using the properties of a tangent to the circle. Then find the angle RSQ, using the properties of the angle subtended by the chord. Then find angle RQS using properties of the triangle and finally find the angle TQS.

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The tangent to the circle is the line that touches the circle only at one point.
The length of the tangents from the external point to the circle are equal.
Hence, the lengths of PQ and QR are equal to each other.
Hence, the triangle PQR is an isosceles triangle with side PQ equal to side PR, hence, the angle PQR and the angle PRQ are equal.
PQR=PRQ.........(1)
The value of angle QPR is given to be 38°.
The sum of angles of the triangle PQR is 180°. Then, we have:
PQR+PRQ+QPR=180
PQR+PRQ+38=180
Using equation (1), we have:
2PQR+38=180
2PQR=18038
2PQR=142
PQR=1422
PQR=71...........(2)
From equation (1), we have:
PRQ=71...........(3)
Let O be the center of the circle. The radius of the circle is always perpendicular to the tangent. Hence, OR is perpendicular to PR and OQ is perpendicular to PQ. Then, we have:
PRQ+ORQ=90
Using equation (3), we have:
71+ORQ=90
ORQ=9071
ORQ=19
OQR=19
The value of angle QOR in triangle ORQ is given as follows:
QOR=180ORQOQR
QOR=1801919
QOR=142
The angle inscribed by a chord on the circle is half of the angle subtended at the center. Hence, the value of angle QSR is half of the angle QOR.
QSR=12QOR
QSR=12.142
QSR=71..........(4)
It is given that angle PRS is equal to 111°.
Let's find angle SRQ.
PRQ+SRQ=111
Using equation (3), we have:
71+SRQ=111
SRQ=11171
SRQ=40............(5)
In triangle QRS, we have the sum of angles at 180°.
SRQ+RSQ+SQR=180
Using equations (4) and (5), we have:
40+71+SQR=180
111+SQR=180
SQR=180111
SQR=69...........(6)
PQT is a straight line, hence, the sum of the angles PQR, SQR, and TQS is 180°.
PQR+SQR+TQS=180
From equations (2) and (6), we have:
71+69+TQS=180
140+TQS=180
TQS=180140
TQS=40
Hence, the value of angle TQS is 40°.

Note: Note that, in the figure, the angle QRS looks like it is equal to RQS but it is not. You need to find them individually using the sum of angles of the triangles.
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