Question

In the diagram, / and / are tangent to the circle. Find the length of the radius, /.

Answer 1

the tangents are equal so solve 8 + 7x = 12 + 5x

Answer 2

Then multiply what you get for x by 3 to get the radius

Answer 3

2x=4

Answer 4

2(3)=4

Answer 5

so 6=4?

Answer 6

2x = 4
x = 2

Answer 7

then multiply 2 by 3 to get 6

Answer 8

oh ok thank you so much :)))))