What is the solution to y + 8.5 = 17.2?

Both the red and blue line segments stretch from the center of the circle to a point on the circle. the length of the blue segment is 5. how long is the red line segment?

(least common multiples) the answer that i had in the 1st step was lcm of airline tickets sold=72. idk if that even matters but just in case. ! three co-workers are busy selling airline tickets over the phone. in an 8-hour day, charles can sell 8 airline tickets, ann can sell 9 airline tickets, and michelle can sell 6 airline tickets. step 2 of 2: what is the smallest number of 8-hour days needed for each of them to achieve the same number of sales? it takes charles . it takes . it takes .

What is the value of x in the this question ?