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Can someone please help me solve this, thank you so much if u help!

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Answer:

68°

Explanation:

The triangle containing the 79° angle is isosceles. That means the other base angle is also 79°. The central angle is ...

V = 180° -2(79°) = 22°

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Angle X is the other acute angle in right triangle VWX, so has measure ...

X = 90° -22° = 68°

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Additional comment

A tangent makes a right angle with the radius to the point of tangency. W is the point of tangency, so angle VWX is a right angle.

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