MEDAL & FAN ANYBODY ?
Circle C of radius 3 shares one point in common with Circle X of radius 2, and Circle X is not inside Circle C. A tangent segment XY is drawn from X to Circle Y. What is the length of the portion of XY which lies outside Circle X? Remember that a circle is named according to its center. Therefore, Point X is in the center of Circle X.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 2.58
d. 3

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MEDAL & FAN ANYBODY ?
Circle C of radius 3 shares one point in common with Circle X of radius 2, and Circle X is not inside Circle C. A tangent segment XY is drawn from X to Circle Y. What is the length of the portion of XY which lies outside Circle X? Remember that a circle is named according to its center. Therefore, Point X is in the center of Circle X.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 2.58
d. 3

sleepyjess · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

@sleepyjess i think so... if so , that would be d

anonymous · Answer

Use the Pythagorean theorem to find XY. Then subtract the radius of circle X to find the distance outside of XY outside of the circles.