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In Fig. PQ and PR are two tangents to a circle with centre O. If ∠QPR = 46°, then ∠QOR equals

A. 67° 

B. 134° 

C. 44° 

D. 46°

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Answer is B. 134°

Given: 

∠QPR = 46° 

Property 1: The tangent at a point on a circle is at right angles to the radius obtained by joining center and the point of tangency. 

Property 2: Sum of all angles of a quadrilateral = 360°. 

By property 1, ∆OQP is right-angled at ∠OQP (i.e., ∠OQP = 90°) and ∆ORP is right-angled at ∠ORP (i.e., ∠ORP = 90°). 

Now by property 2, 

∠OQP + ∠ORP + ∠QOR + ∠QPR = 360° 

⇒ ∠QOR = 360° - (∠OQP + ∠ORP + ∠QPR) 

⇒ ∠ROP = 360° - (90° + 90° + 46°) 

⇒ ∠ROP = 360° - 226° 

⇒ ∠ROP = 134° 

Hence, ∠ROP = 134°

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