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OpenStudy (firejay5):

Determine whether a tangent line is shown in each diagram. Explain.

OpenStudy (firejay5):

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OpenStudy (firejay5):

@ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

use below : radius and tangent cut at 90

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

so they form a right triangle

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

apply pythagorean theorem and see if the given dimensions satisfy or not

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

OpenStudy (firejay5):

Is it 5^2 + 15^2 = 16^2

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Correct !

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

do they satisfy ?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

did u get same on both sides ha ?

OpenStudy (firejay5):

No they don't

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

right ! so its not a tangent.

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