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Determine whether a tangent line is shown in the diagram, for AB = 7, OB = 3.75, and AO = 8. Explain your reasoning. (The figure is not drawn to scale.)

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Determine whether a tangent line is shown in the diagram, for AB = 7, OB = 3.75, and AO = 8. Explain your reasoning. (The figure is not drawn to scale.)

anonymous · Answer

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whitemonsterbunny17 · Answer

Oh, I'm sooooo sorry but I don't know how to do this kind of math. :/

anonymous · Answer

ok thank u anyways

whitemonsterbunny17 · Answer

Maybe @halorazer @elementwielder or @suckerofmath can help though. (:

anonymous · Answer

I didn't really cover this like ever but I mean I'd assume that a line is tangent to the circle if and only if one of the legs of the triangle is the radius of the circle, and the other line is perpendicular to the radius.

anonymous · Answer

if it forms a right angle then yes... meaning use cos, sin, or tan to find out if angle ABO is 90 degrees