
can someone help me solve numbers 25 and 27? Thanks you :)
25.
\(\begin{array}{rcll} \text{Isosceles triangle: } & \angle{OAD} &=& \angle{ODA} \\\\ \text{Exterior Angle Theorem: } & \angle{OAP} &=& \angle{OAD} + \angle{ODA} \\ & \angle{OAP} &=& \angle{OAD} + \angle{OAD} \\ & \angle{OAP} &=& 2\cdot \angle{OAD} \qquad | \qquad : 2\\ & \frac{\angle{OAP} } {2} &=& \angle{OAD} \\ & \frac{ 41^{\circ} } {2} &=& \angle{OAD} \\ & 20.5^{\circ} &=& \angle{OAD} \\ \end{array} \)
see: https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/triangle-exterior-angle-theorem.html
27.
\(\begin{array}{rcll} \text{Secant-Tangent Rule: } & x^2 &=& 3\cdot (3+9) \\ & x^2 &=& 3\cdot 12 \\ & x^2 &=& 36 \\ & \mathbf{x} & \mathbf{=} & \mathbf{6} \end{array}\)
see: http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/geometry/gp14/circlesegments.htm
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