Finding the value of an unknown angle

Geometry Level 2

In the figure, A E C D AECD is a cyclic quadrilateral. B A BA and B C BC are tangents to the circle at points A A and C C , respectively. Find x x .

6 0 60^\circ 5 0 50^\circ 2 0 20^\circ 3 0 30^\circ 4 0 40^\circ

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2 solutions

Mahdi Raza
May 7, 2020
  • Since the quadrilateral is Cyclic, A D C = 70 \angle ADC = 70 and that subtends it's double ( 140 140 ) at the center say, O.
  • Point of tangents make 9 0 90^{\circ} with the center such as B A O \angle BAO and B C O \angle BCO
  • The sum of angles in quadrilateral A B C O = ABCO = 36 0 360^{\circ} .
  • Thus 14 0 + 9 0 + 9 0 + X = 36 0 140^{\circ} + 90^{\circ} + 90^{\circ} + X^{\circ} = 360^{\circ} X = 4 0 \implies X = \boxed{40^{\circ}}
Maria Kozlowska
Oct 20, 2017

Let O O be the cicrle's center. By inscribed angle theorem:

A O C = 360 2 E = 140 \angle AOC = 360-2*\angle E = 140

In quadrilateral A O E B AOEB :

A O B = O C B = 90 x = 360 90 90 140 = 40 \angle AOB = \angle OCB = 90 \Rightarrow \angle x = 360-90-90-140=\boxed{40}

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