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Angle C is an inscribed angle of circle P. Angle C measures (x + 5)° and arc AB measures (4x)°. Find x.

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Explanation:

Assumptions

You have to make some assumptions here without a diagram, and those assumptions can be wrong.

  • The endpoints of <C at the same endpoints as the arc.
  • The central angle is also 4x
  • The measure of C is 1/2 the measure of the central angle.

With these in mind we can go on

Equation

  • 2*<C = the measurement of the arc.
  • 2*(x + 5) = 4x Properties of Arcs central angles and interior angles with the vertex and two other points on the legs of angle hitting the circumference.

Solution

Remove the brackets

  • 2x + 10 = 4x Subtract 2x from both sides
  • 2x - 2x + 10 = 4x - 2x
  • 10 = 2x Divide both sides by 2
  • 10/2 = 2x/2
  • 5 = x Answer

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