SOLUTION: Find the value of x. Copy and paste link to view image. https://ibb.co/RNc88t6 a. - 5 b. 20 c. - 1.5 d. 11.4 My answer was a.

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Question 1142855: Find the value of x. Copy and paste link to view image.
https://ibb.co/RNc88t6
a. - 5
b. 20
c. - 1.5
d. 11.4
My answer was a.

Answer by ikleyn(52792)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your answer is INCORRECT.


To get the correct answer and the correct solution, us the


    Theorem 1.  The measure of the angle between a chord and a tangent line to a circle at the endpoint of the chord 

                is half the measure of the arc stretched by the chord.



This theorem is well known Geometry statement.

    See, for example, the lesson
         - The angle between a chord and a tangent line to a circle
    in this site.



From the Theorem,  


    5x = ,


which implies


    10x = 9x + 20,

      x = 20 degrees.            ANSWER

Solved.

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    GEOMETRY - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK

The referred lesson is the part of this online textbook under the topic  "Properties of circles, their chords, secants and tangents".


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