Find mDCAˆ. the question says that the angle is 3x+19 the smaller arc is 91 and the bigger is 17x-3 it is one of those problems were the difference in the arcs divided by two equals the angle

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Answer: Option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let as consider the below figure is attached below.

We know that angle between tangent and secant is half of difference of major and minor arcs.

[tex]\angle ABC=\dfrac{arc(AD)-arc(AC)}{2}[/tex]

[tex]3x+19=\dfrac{17x-3-91}{2}[/tex]

Multiply both sides by 2.

[tex]6x+38=17x-94[/tex]

[tex]38+94=17x-6x[/tex]

[tex]132=11x[/tex]

Divide both sides by 11.

[tex]12=x[/tex]

The value of x is 12.

[tex]arc(AD)=17(12)-3[/tex]

[tex]arc(AD)=204-3[/tex]

[tex]arc(AD)=201^{\circ}[/tex]

Now,

[tex]arc(DCA)=360^\circ-arc(AD)[/tex]

[tex]arc(DCA)=360^\circ-201^{\circ}[/tex]

[tex]m\widehat {DCA}=159^{\circ}[/tex]

Therefore, the correct option is C .

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