141k views
2 votes
Really need some help

Find the value of x. Can anyone please also include the steps so I can understand it?

Really need some help Find the value of x. Can anyone please also include the steps-example-1
User Mihsathe
by
7.8k points

1 Answer

5 votes

This one is a bit more challenging than the usual fare.

I'm always curious when something's crossed out.

I think you got the hard part right, that the equal arcs imply this is an isosceles triangle, JK=FJ. The angle x we seek is the opposite the base.

The trick is to draw the center C. Then CJ bisects angle x because of the isosceles triangle thing.

We get isosceles triangle FCJ where CF=CJ because they're both radii.

So angle CFJ = angle CJF = x/2.

A radius and a tangent make a right angle, so CFG is right and CFJ is complementary to GFJ=56 degrees.

CFJ = 90 - 56 = 34 degrees

x = 2 CFJ = 68 degrees

Answer: C

User Gilad Hoch
by
7.6k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories