Question

Find the value of x in the figure below. Show all your work.

Answer 1

x = 52/9

Explanation:

The exterior angle is half the difference of the intercepted arcs, so we have ...

9x -5 = (158 -64)/2

9x = 52 . . . . . . . . . . . add 5

x = 52/9 = 5 7/9