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Find each indicated value or measure. Assume that all submits that appear to be tangent are tangent.

Find each indicated value or measure. Assume that all submits that appear to be tangent-example-1
User Esenti
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Remember that

The intersecting chord theorem, states that the products of the lengths of the line segments on each chord are equal

so

In this problem]

we have that

(3x+1)*(30)=42*(x+11)

solve for x

90x+30=42x+462

90x-42x=462-30

48x=432

x=9

Find out the value of SU

SU=(3x+1)+30 ----> by addition segments postulate

substitute the value of x

SU=3(9)+1+30

SU=58 units

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