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Does anyone know how to solve it?​-example-1
User Monxas
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Answer:

x°=38°

y°=22°

Explanation:

The angle that lies between a tangent and a chord is equal to the angle subtended by the same chord in the alternate segment (see image below of example of this if this explanation's unclear). This means:

<UDC=<DAC

38°=x°

The circle contains a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD (a shape with four sides within a circle whose corners are all on the circle edge). Opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral total 180°, which means:

<ADC+<ABC=180°

60+<ABC=180°

<ABC=120°

Since DA is parallel to CB, <DAC and <ACB are alternate interior angles and therefore equal, which means <ACB=<DAC=x°=38°

The angles in a triangle always add to 180°. Considering triangle ABC, this means:

<CAB+<ABC+<ACB=180°

y°+120°+38°=180°

y°=180°-158°=22°

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