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In the given figure, AB and AC are tangents to the circle with centre O. Given that `angle BAC = 70^(@)` and P is a point on the minor are BC, find `angle` BPC.

A

`110^(@)`

B

`140^(@)`

C

`125^(@)`

D

`136^(@)`

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