Question

In the following diagram, m AC= 97° and m CD= 112°. Find the measure of angle x.

Answer 1

x = 27

Explanation:

Hello There!

The first thing we want to do is find the measure of arc AD

remember the circumference of a circle in degrees is 360

so to find the measure of arc AD we subtract the given arc measures (97 and 112) from 360

360 - 112 - 97 = 151

so arc AD = 151

now to find x

if you didnt know an included angle formed by tangent lines is equal to one half of its major arc minus its minor arc

For this problem to be more specific ∠B = 1 half of (arc AD - arc AC)

Now what we want to do is plug in the known information and solve for angle B

∠B = 1/2 ( 151 - 97 )

151 - 97 =54

54/2=27

so we can conclude that x = 27