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Triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle. AB is 12, AC is 6 and BC is 6 square root 3. Find arc BC.
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These measures tell us that the triangle is a 30-60-90 triangle with a hypotenuse opposite the side AB and since we can see that arc BC is the arc of least measure, it must be 60 degrees