Question

(G.11b, 1 point) Circle P, with a radius of 6 centimeters and tangent XY, is shown below. Y 8 cm 6 cm Хо If the length of XY is 8 centimeters, what is the length of PX? O A. 12 cm B. 10 cm O C. 5 cm OD. 13 cm

Answer 1

According to the picture, we can find the length of PX by using the pythagorean theorem, where PX would be the hypotenuse.

`\begin{gathered} PX=\sqrt[]{6^2+8^2} \\ PX=\sqrt[]{36+64} \\ PX=\sqrt[]{100} \\ PX=10 \end{gathered}`

The length of PX is 10 cm