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Subtended angle

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pass through the endpoints of that arc, line segment or curve section. Conversely, the arc, line segment or curve section confined within the rays of an angle is regarded as the corresponding
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The precise meaning varies with context. For example, one may speak of the angle subtended by an arc of a
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Angle whose rays pass through the endpoints of an arc, line segment or curve section
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Example of the angles subtended by an arc from two points
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of that angle. It is also sometimes said that an arc is
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