$AC$ is a tangent to the circle at $B$ and $AE$ is a tangent to the circle at $F$ . Using the information on the diagram, how do you find the values of $x$ and $y$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-18T14:26:42

$x = 68^@$ and $y = 44^@$

$180^@-(63^@+x)+180^@-(49^@+x)+x=180^@$ then

$x = 68^@$

Now

$y + 2x = 180^@$ and then

$y = 44^@$

ACAC is a tangent to the circle at BB and AEAE is a tangent to the circle at FF. Using the information on the diagram, how do you find the values of xx and yy?