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By definition, measure of an arc is the angle subtended by the arc at the centre of the circle. Thus, the measure of the arc is the measure of the (in red) which the arc subtends at the center.
Now, in order to find the measure of the (in red) we will have to use the information given in the question. We have been told that . Now, we know that the double angle theorem says that, the angle subtended at the centre of a circle is double the size of the angle subtended at the circumference from the same two points. Therefore, applying this theorem we get:
Thus if (in red)=, then (in green) will be equal to measure of the arc . Now, (in green) will obviously be:
To solve for q, we initially place everything with the term q to one side of the equality, and everything without the term q to the other side of the equality.
So
We find the square of both sides of the equation. So
When you divide two fractions, such as 1/2 ÷ 2/3, you have to flip the second fraction and then you simply multiply the numerators with each other and the denominator with each other.