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Finding arc measures involving an intersecting secant and tangents What is the value of x

Finding arc measures involving an intersecting secant and tangents What is the value-example-1
User Kalanit
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Answer:

58

Explanation:

User Gnagy
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Answer:

58°

Explanation:

The measure of an angle outside a circle formed by a secant and a tangent is equal to one-half the difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs.

The angle measure is 51°. This means that the difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs is

51(2) = 102°.

This gives us 160-x = 102.

To solve, first subtract 160 from each side:

160-x-160 = 102-160

-x = -58

Divide both sides by -1:

-x/-1 = -58/-1

x = 58°

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