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What is the value of x?

What is the value of x?-example-1
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Answer:

(d) 12

Explanation:

For intersecting chords, the product of segment lengths of each chord is a constant.

10x = 8(3 +x) . . . . . chord relation

10x = 8x +24 . . . . eliminate parentheses

2x = 24 . . . . . . . . subtract 8x

x = 12 . . . . . . . . . divide by 2

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