Question

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Answer 1

Given:

A figure of a circle and two secants on the circle from the outside of the circle.

To find:

The measure of angle KLM.

Solution:

According to the intersecting secant theorem, if two secant of a circle intersect each other outside the circle, then the angle formed on the intersection is half of the difference between the intercepted arcs.

Using intersecting secant theorem, we get

$\angle KLM=\dfrac{1}{2}(Arc(JON)-Arc(KM))$

$(3x-4)=\dfrac{1}{2}(271-(x+6))$

$(3x-4)=\dfrac{1}{2}(271-x-6)$

Multiply both sides by 2.

$6x-8=265-x$

Isolate the variable x.

$6x+x=265+8$

$7x=273$

Divide both sides by 7.

$x=\dfrac{273}{7}$

$x=39$

Now,

$\angle KLM=(3x-4)^\circ$

$\angle KLM=(3(39)-4)^\circ$

$\angle KLM=(117-4)^\circ$

$\angle KLM=113^\circ$

Therefore, the measure of angle KLM is 113 degrees.