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Please help me with this math problem. There is a photo attached. Thanks so much :)

Please help me with this math problem. There is a photo attached. Thanks so much :)-example-1
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User Hygull
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Answer:

each tangent is 20.785 ft long

Explanation:

since the tangent forms a right angle with the radius, and a line from P to O bisects the 60° angle:

tan 30° = 12/x

0.5774 = 12/x

0.5774x = 12

x = 20.785 ft

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