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Using the above diagram, find the measure of angle x x .


The answer is 80.

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1 solution

Rocco Dalto
Feb 18, 2021

Using the law of cosines on A O C A C = 2 r sin ( θ 2 ) \triangle{AOC} \implies \overline{AC} = 2r\sin(\dfrac{\theta}{2}) and 3 0 = 1 2 m ( A R C ^ ) 30^{\circ} = \dfrac{1}{2}m(\widehat{ARC} ) \implies

m ( A R C ^ ) = 6 0 θ = 6 0 m(\widehat{ARC}) = 60^{\circ} \implies \theta = 60^{\circ} A C = r A O C \implies \overline{AC} = r \implies \triangle{AOC} is an equilateral triangle

m A C E = 4 0 \implies m\angle{ACE} = 40^{\circ} m C = 8 0 \implies m\angle{C} = 80^{\circ} and m A = 7 0 m\angle{A} = 70^{\circ} in A B C \triangle{ABC}

In A C E m A E C = 7 0 A C E \triangle{ACE} \:\ m\angle{AEC} = 70^{\circ} \implies \triangle{ACE} is an isosceles triangle with A C = C E = r \overline{AC} = \overline{CE} = r

C E O \implies \triangle{CEO} is an isosceles triangle with m E C O = 2 0 2 0 + 2 x = 180 m\angle{ECO} = 20^{\circ} \implies 20^{\circ} + 2x = 180 \implies

x = 8 0 x = \boxed{80^{\circ}} .

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