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OpenStudy (devyn423):

What is the value of x?

OpenStudy (lynx):

x? what x?

OpenStudy (devyn423):

OpenStudy (devyn423):

I don't understand how to solve this problem? What are the steps I take?

OpenStudy (cutegirl1000):

do you have answer choices?

OpenStudy (devyn423):

yes they are : a) 52 b)86 c)26 d)60

OpenStudy (chrishogan):

@Devyn423 Have any ideas on what it could be?

OpenStudy (devyn423):

No , I do not unfortunately.

OpenStudy (chrishogan):

Alright that's fine.

OpenStudy (devyn423):

thank you ! But can explain to me how you got that answer so I will be able to solve these types of problems

OpenStudy (chrishogan):

@Devyn423 That's wrong.

OpenStudy (devyn423):

@ChrisHogan How would you solve this ?

OpenStudy (chrishogan):

Give me just a minute and I'll show you.

OpenStudy (chrishogan):

First, you take 184 and subtract it by 58, to get 126. Then you divide this number by 2 to get 63 degrees.

OpenStudy (mathmate):

@Devyn423 for explanation of what @ChrisHogan did, see case 5 for 2 secants in http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/geometry/gp15/circleangles.htm

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