Answer:
Arc QR = 111.5°
Explanation:
Given:
Arc QR = (3x + 38)°
Arc PS = (5x - 10)°
m<QMP = 68°
Required:
Measure of arc QR
Solution:
Recall: Angles of intersecting chords theorem states that the angle formed equals half of the sum of the intercepted arcs
This by implication means:
m<1 = ½(arc QR + arc PS)
We are given arc QR, and arc PS.
m<1 = 180° - m<QMP (angles on a straight line)
m<1 = 180° - 68°
m<1 = 112°
Plug in the values into the equation and solve for x
112° = ½(3x + 38 + 5x - 10)
Multiply both sides by 2
2*112 = 3x + 38 + 5x - 10
224 = 3x + 38 + 5x - 10
Add like terms
224 = 8x + 28
224 - 28 = 8x + 28 - 28
196 = 8x
196/8 = 8x/8
24.5 = x
x = 24.5
✅Let's find arc QR
Arc QR = (3x + 38)°
Plug in the value of x
Arc QR = 3(24.5) + 38 = 73.5 + 38
Arc QR = 111.5°