ciara180
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  • 13-08-2018
  • Mathematics
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Find the value of k in the following figure.

Find the value of k in the following figure class=

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WojtekR
WojtekR WojtekR
  • 13-08-2018

From the secant theorem we know that:

[tex] 3\cdot(3+k)=5\cdot(5+6)\\\\9+3k=5\cdot11\\\\9+3k=55\\\\3k=55-9\\\\3k=46\qquad|:3\\\\\boxed{k=15\frac{1}{3}} [/tex]

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6y6
6y6 6y6
  • 14-08-2018

3(k+3)=5(5+6)

3k+9=55

3k=46

k = [tex] \frac{46}{3} [/tex] = 15 1/3


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