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McGraw Hill Glencoe Geometry, 2012

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4. Inscribed Angles

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Exercise 63 Page 730

Create a drawing and label the segments.

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Practice makes perfect

Let's start by illustrating AC and its midpoint B.

A midpoint divides a segment into two equal parts. This means AB and BC are congruent. Therefore, we can equate the expressions. 4x-5=11+2x Let's use inverse operations to solve for the variable.

4x-5=11+2x

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Solve for x

LHS-2x=RHS-2x

2x-5=11

LHS+5=RHS+5

2x=16

.LHS /2.=.RHS /2.

x=8

We can now substitute the value of x into either expression to find the lengths of AB and BC.

AB=4x-5

x= 8

AB=4( 8)-5

Multiply

AB=32-5

Subtract terms

AB=27

Both segments have a length of 27. Using the betweenness of points, we know that the entire segment AC is 27* 2 = 54.

Subchapter links

Check Your Understanding p.727

Practice and Problem Solving p.727-729

H.O.T. Problems p.729

Standardized Test Practice p.730

Spiral Review p.730

Skills Review p.730