SOLUTION: Circles M and K are congruent, arc QR is congruent to arc LN and arc OP is congruent to
arc VW . Find x and y.
circle M with chord QR, measuring x plus 2 and cho
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arc VW . Find x and y.
circle M with chord QR, measuring x plus 2 and cho
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Question 1082819: Circles M and K are congruent, arc QR is congruent to arc LN and arc OP is congruent to
arc VW . Find x and y.
circle M with chord QR, measuring x plus 2 and chord WV measuring y, circle K with chord LN measuring y and chord PO measuring 2x minus 1
Picture http://prntscr.com/fcammm Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) (Show Source):
Since the circles are congruent,
if the arcs are congruent, so are the
chords that subtend them,
So
QR ≅ LN
and their measures are equal, so
Also
QR ≅ LN
and their measures are equal, so
So solve the system of equations for x and y
by substitution:
Edwin
