Question

line segment help

Answer 1

A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius that intersects it at the point of tangency.

Answer 2

Then use the Pythagorean theorem.

Answer 3

I'm not sure. i'm sorry. How would I set that up?

Answer 4

This is confusing me

Answer 5

use PYTHAGORAS THEOREM

Answer 6

http://www.mathsisfun.com/pythagoras.html

Answer 7

so 11.7^2 + 10^2 ?

Answer 8

\[\large \bf (11.7)^2=(10)^2+r^2\]

Answer 9

will give me the length of radius?

Answer 10

no,11.7 is HYPOTENUSE

Answer 11

oh

Answer 12

:)

Answer 13

Um so wait...

Answer 14

ok

Answer 15

yeah I don't know what I'm doing lol 11.7^2 is 136.89 correct?

Answer 16

correct

Answer 17

and 10^2 is 100 so would I just subtract those numbers or...

Answer 18

yeah

Answer 19

good going :)

Answer 20

that's 36.89 but that's none of my options...

Answer 21

but you have to take square root of 36.89
because there is r^2

Answer 22

oh yeah okay I forgot about that. How do I do that on my calculator? I never knew how to

Answer 23

okay I got 6.07

Answer 24

\[\large \bf \sqrt{36.89}=6.07\]

Answer 25

and to nearest tenth,we get 6.0=6

Answer 26

so our answer would be 6

Answer 27

alright thank you :)

Answer 28

welcome :)