Question

refer to picture please

Answer 1

solve for x

Answer 2

yeah, theyre secant lines right?

Answer 3

i don't know

Answer 4

here also x= 12*16/10

Answer 5

is it a ratio BECAUSE the lengths of the chords are equal?

Answer 6

@Jhannybean
no the lengths of the secants are not equal

Answer 7

then how were you able to create a ratio just based off the lengths w/o knowing the angles?

Answer 8

use similarity of triangles to get the ratio of proportionately

Answer 9

Hmm... the triangles... which triangles...lol

Answer 10

u should join the chords first

Answer 11

as the figure doesn't have the vertices labelled its difficult to explain clearly

Answer 12

this u may get in any standard X book of Indian boards where theorems of circle and chords are there

Answer 13

hm...let me see.

Answer 14

haha i wish they had that here.

Answer 15

like this?