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CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH FINDING X

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH FINDING X-example-1

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x = 30°.

The triangle drawn inside the circle is an equilateral and equiangular triangle which means that its three sides and its internal angles (that measure 60°) are equal.

To find x°:

First, we can see from the image that the tangent line to circle with arrows is formed a right angle, the angle of one side of the equilateral triangle, and the angle formed with the other side of the equilateral triangle, this three angles has to form 180° respect to the tangent line:

90° + 60° + y° = 180°

y° = 180° + 150°

y° = 30°

Second, the line in the right side of the equilateral triangle form an angle of 180°, so:

60° + z° = 180°

z° = 180° - 60°

z° = 120°

Finally, the triangle formed by this lines its internal angles are x°, y°, and z° and its sum is 180°, then:

x° + y° + z° = 180°

x° + 30° + 120° = 180°

x° + 150° = 180°

x° = 180° - 150°

x° = 30°

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