Circle O is shown. Secant K L intersects tangent K J at point K outside of the circle. Tangent K J intersects circle O at point M. Secant K L intersects the circle at point N. The measure of arc M N is 62 degrees. The measure of arc M L is 138 degrees.
Shondra wants to find the measure of angle JKL. Her work is started. What is the measure of angle JKL?

m∠JKL = One-half (138 – 62)
m∠JKL =
°

38

138 - 62 = 76

1/2 > 0.5

so 76 x 0.5 = 38

Step-by-step explanation:

x = central angle apc = measure of minor arc ac

the two angles x and 30 add to 180, so x+30 = 180 and x = 180-30 = 150. the measure of minor arc ac is 150 degrees.

what we need to do from here is find the circumference and then multiply it by x/360 since there are 360 degrees in a circle. in this case, x = 150, so x/360 = 150/360 = 15/36 = 5/12. the shortest distance along the curve from a to c is 5/12 of the distance around the entire circle (aka circumference)

c = circumference

c = pi*d

c = pi*24

c = 24pi

now multiply this by 5/12 to get

distance along minor arc ac = (5/12)*(circumference)

distance along minor arc ac = (5/12)*(24pi)

distance along minor arc ac = 10pi

the formula you can use is

l = (x/360)*pi*d

with

l = length of minor arc

x = central angle

d = diameter

which essentially is the steps we took though a bit differently.

x

step-by-step explanation: