A tangent to a circle is drawn from a point outside the circle. If the distance
Practice Questions
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A tangent to a circle is drawn from a point outside the circle. If the distance from the point to the center of the circle is 10 cm and the radius of the circle is 6 cm, what is the length of the tangent?
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Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
A tangent to a circle is drawn from a point outside the circle. If the distance from the point to the center of the circle is 10 cm and the radius of the circle is 6 cm, what is the length of the tangent?
Pythagorean Theorem – The relationship between the lengths of the sides of a right triangle, where the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.
Tangent to a Circle – A line that touches the circle at exactly one point, forming a right angle with the radius at that point.
