Question

What is the value of n? Enter you answer in the box.

Please help! Even just explaining how to do it will help a lot.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The value of n is
`n=4`

Explanation:

we know that

The intersecting chords theorem states that the products of the lengths of the line segments on each chord in a circle are equal

so

In this problem

`(n+2)16=(n+8)8`

solve for n

`16n+32=8n+64`

`16n-8n=64-32`

`8n=32`

`n=4`