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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLz someone help me :( http://cdn.virtuallearningcourses.com/coursecon/arcs/9.GIF mONM = _____ mOLM = _____ m NOL = _____ m NML = _____ m LNM = _____

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Try drawing a sketch of the information you've been given.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I had the wrong link, now I posted the right link.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

BETTER refer your your textbook

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I do school online.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

When you have a circle, from any point outside the circle you can draw exactly 2 tangents. If you connect the points on the circle where the tangents touch then you will make a certain kind of triangle. Can you tell what this is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Eh you're talking about angles right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Maybe I was explaining in a silly order, there is a law that says that 'the angle between a tangent and a radius is 90 degrees'. Can you use this to get some answers?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

"tangent" would have to be assumed in the drawing since that is not a given.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

True...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Traxter reconsider your statement there'll angle of 90 degrees betwen the Normal and the tangent and not btwn a tangent and a radius

OpenStudy (amistre64):

hopefully the given curve is a circle :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@hubertH the radius of a circle will always be normal to the tangent, hence the angle between a tangent and radius will always be 90 degrees.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@EyeballFlexer what is m i can't see it in the drawing?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

M stands for measurement.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well m to be exact.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think he means the measure of the angle.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Traxter consider a circle with the center at the origin the radieu is 5 if the tangent touches this circle at (5;0) if the radius is drawn from to the circumference 30 degrees from the X-axis will it be the Normal?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The radius meets the tangent where it touches the circle at 90 degrees.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

@EyeballFlexer what is the question prove that these measurements are the same?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@hubertH do you agree? Although this only works for this question if it states that the lines are indeed tangents.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Traxter No it's gonna be 60 degrees because the tagent forms 90 degrees with the X-axis , if the radius forms 30 degrees with the X-axis the remaining angle will be 60 degrees .. remember sum of inner angle of a triangle equals 180 degrees

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Traxter from the drawing ur very correct, thx for the drawing

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks both you! :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You're very welcome, I hope you enjoy your online studies.

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