find the value of z, secant and tangent angles

The measure of an angle created by the intersection of two secants outside a circle is half the difference of the angles it intercepts. In this it would be:

2x + 15 = 1/2 * (10x + 20 - 80)

We can now solve:

4x + 30 = 10x - 60

30 = 6x - 60

6x = 90

x = 15

This means the values of 10x + 20 is 10(15) + 20, which is 170.

Now, we can add up all the arcs in a circle, which sum to 360 degrees:

360 = z + 170 + 80

360 = z + 250

z = 110

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Answer:

[tex]A)\ \ z = 110[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

One is given a circle with two secants. Please note that a secant is a line that intersects a circle in two places. The secant exterior angle theorem states that when two secants intersect each other outside of a circle, the measure of the angle formed is half the of the positive difference of the intersecting arcs. One can apply this theorem here by stating the following:

[tex]2x+15=\frac{(10x+20)-(80)}{2}[/tex]

Simplify,

[tex]2x+15=\frac{(10x+20)-(80)}{2}[/tex]

[tex]2x+15=\frac{10x-60}{2}[/tex]

[tex]2x+15=5x-30[/tex]

Inverse operations,

[tex]2x+15=5x-30[/tex]

[tex]15=3x-30[/tex]

[tex]45=3x[/tex]

[tex]15=x[/tex]

Substitute this value into the equation for one of the intersecting arcs to find the numerical value of that intersecting arc:

[tex]10x+20\\x = 15\\\\10(15) + 20\\= 150 + 20\\= 170[/tex]

The sum of all arc measures in a circle is (360) degrees. One can apply this here by stating the following:

[tex]80 + 170 + z = 360[/tex]

Simplify,

[tex]80 + 170 + z = 360[/tex]

[tex]250 + z = 360[/tex]

Inverse operations,

[tex]250 + z = 360[/tex]

[tex]z = 110[/tex]