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Got stuck, just need help solving the the measure of arc LP.

Got stuck, just need help solving the the measure of arc LP.-example-1
User Victor Leontyev
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Answer:

mLP = 17°

Step-by-step explanation:

The perpendicular bisectors from the center to the vertical lines are equal.

Therefore:

mLM = mNP

8x - 56 = 5x + 22

8x - 5x = 22 + 56

3x = 78

x = 78/3

x = 26

Note that:

mLM + mMN + mNP + mLP = 360° (sum of angles at a point)

(8x - 56) + 39 + (5x + 22) + mLP = 360

8x + 5x - 56 + 39 + 22 = 360

13x + 5 + mLP = 360

mLP = 360 - 5 - 13x

mLP = 355 - 13x

mLP = 355 - 13(26)

mLP = 355 - 338

mLP = 17°

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