Chord EF intersects chord wy at point g. Find the length of gy. If necessary, round to the nearest tenth. https://media.education2020.com/evresources/2092497_78fe8139-3271-400d-a9ed-9b460cda0562.png

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

well if you know that wy=ef then you have to set up an equation to find x

anonymous · Answer

14+16=10+x

anonymous · Answer

does that make sense how I got that?

anonymous · Answer

Not really, I don't really understand how to do these problems.

anonymous · Answer

x=10 That's for sure.

anonymous · Answer

But that's not an answer?

syedmohammed98 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

so x=20

syedmohammed98 · Answer

Yupp

anonymous · Answer

You're a badass, thank you! I don't know how you got that equation though.. why are we using the other measurements? And how do I know what order to put them in the equation?

anonymous · Answer

wait, was I wrong? I'm confused...

syedmohammed98 · Answer

lol..Your'e welcome

syedmohammed98 · Answer

nah  u were right too :)

syedmohammed98 · Answer

well about the equation .....  when two things are  equal  it is written as  x = x  
so  'EF' IS 30  there must be a number  with WG which make both the lines equal

radar · Answer

You were a little hasty. Nowhere in the problem did it state that chord EF equals chord WY. Your must use the rule of "intersecting chords" See http://www.mathopenref.com/chordsintersecting.html. Using that theorem you would get the equation: 10x=(16)*(14) 10x = 224 x=22.4 that is already to the nearest tenth as required by the problem @courtneyt