= 2a - 1
2() = 2(2a - 1) <em>multiplied both sides by 2 </em>
ab = 4a - 2 <em>distributed the 2 on the right side</em>
ab - 4a = -2 <em>subtracted 4a from both sides</em>
a(b - 4) = -2 factored out "a" from the left side
a = <em>divided (b - 4) on both sides</em>
Answer: a =
Answer:
4. 158
Step-by-step explanation:
First let's make things a little simpler and put these arcs in terms of x. We know that the degree measure around the outside of a circle, regardless of its size, is 360. So let's say that arc BC is x. That means that arc BDC is 360 - x. This is because arc BC + arc BDC = 360. Substituting in our x's we have:
x + 360 - x = 360 and
360 = 360. (That's just the proof that putting in our x's as we did does in fact work!)
Following the formula then, we have
and
Multiply both sides by 2 to get rid of the fraction and get
44 = 360 - 2x
Subtract 360 rom both sides to get
-316 = -2x
Divide both sides by -2 to get that x = 158
Since we are looking for arc BC and we designated arc BC as our x, that means that arc BC = 158.
