Question

Line AB is tangent to circle 0 at point B. One leg of the triangle formed measures 15 and the longest side measures 17. Find the other leg.

12
8
13
9

Answer 1

The measure of the other leg is
`8\ units`

Explanation:

we know that

In the right triangle ABO

Applying the Pythagoras Theorem

`17^(2)=x^(2) +15^(2)`

solve for x

`x^(2)=17^(2)-15^(2)`

`x^(2)=64`

`x=8\ units`