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  1. April 21st 2009, 09:10 PM #1
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    Find x

    A circle has chords AB and CD. Both chords intersect at point E inside the circle. Angle AEC = 4x, arc AC = 120 degrees and arc BD = 2x. Find x
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  2. April 22nd 2009, 01:08 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by magentarita View Post
    A circle has chords AB and CD. Both chords intersect at point E inside the circle. Angle AEC = 4x, arc AC = 120 degrees and arc BD = 2x. Find x
    It does not make sense to me that

    Angle AEC = 4x, arc AC = 120 degrees
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  3. April 22nd 2009, 03:39 PM #3
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    never mind

    Quote Originally Posted by mr fantastic View Post
    It does not make sense to me that
    The question comes from a textbook that has a picture of this circle but I don't know how to draw it here.
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