Find the value of x, given that all the segments that appear tangent are tangent.

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Taras Alenin · Answer 1 · 2019-04-28T01:29:28+0000

The radius of the circle and the tangent to the circle form a right angle so we have a right triangle.
Since our triangle is right we can apply the Pythagorean Theorem to find x.
8^2. =6^2 + x^2
X^2= 64-36
x= sqrt 28= 2 sqrt 7 ~ 5.30

Find the value of x, given that all the segments that appear tangent are tangent.

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