Question

AB is tangent to circle O at B. Find the length of the radius (r) for AB = 6 and AO = 11.7. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. The diagram is not to scale.

circle with center point O, radius R and tangent AB (1 point)

5.7
32.5
10
13.1

Answer 1

The pythagorean theorem states that for any right triangle, a2+b2=c2, where c is the hypotenuse and a and b are the other two sides. In your diagram, which side is the hypotenuse?

Answer 2

You'll be able to see this better.

Answer 3

And that would be AO?

Answer 4

C= AO

Answer 5

Oh, okay. I got it now. The answer is 18.8. Thank you for helping me. :)

Answer 6

no problem :)