Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 12 - Circles - 12-1 Tangent Lines - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 767: 6

Answer

The value of $x$ is $120^{\circ}$.

Work Step by Step

Tangent line is perpendicular to the radius at the point of tangency. In the quadrilateral, sum of the angle measures is $360^{\circ}$. $\Rightarrow x^{\circ}+90^{\circ}+90^{\circ}+60^{\circ}=360^{\circ}$ Add like terms. $\Rightarrow x^{\circ}+240^{\circ}=360^{\circ}$ Subtract $240^{\circ}$ from both sides. $\Rightarrow x^{\circ}+240^{\circ}-240^{\circ}=360^{\circ}-240^{\circ}$ Simplify. $\Rightarrow x^{\circ}=120^{\circ}$.
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