Given that AC and BD are chords, apply the Intersecting Chord Theorem to set up an equation and solve for x. A) 1 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10

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Given that AC and BD are chords, apply the Intersecting Chord Theorem to set up an equation and solve for x.

A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 10

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The answer is c) 5.

(x − 2)x = 8(x − 258)
x2 − 2x = 8x − 25
x2 − 10x + 25 = 0
(x − 5)(x − 5) = 0
x = 5

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