Question

In the circle below, EG is a diameter and EF is tangent at E. Suppose mEF = 124°. Find the following. Does anyone know this?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

If EG is a diameter, then arc EFG is a semicircle and its measure is 180. Arc FG then is 180 - 124 = 56. Since angle FEG is an inscribed angle and the arc it cuts off is arc FG, then the measure of the inscribed angle is half the measure of the arc it cuts off...so angle FEG is 28 degrees. Keep that in mind; we'll need it in a sec.

If HE is tangent to the circle at E, then angle HEG is a 90 degree angle. Adding that to angle FEG will give you angle FEH. Angle FEH = 90 + 28 = 118