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The sides of ∠A are tangent to circle k(O) with radius r. Find: OA, if r=5 cm, m∠A=60°.

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The sides of ∠A are tangent to circle k(O) with radius r. Find: OA, if r=5 cm, m∠A-example-1
User Dohashi
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Answer:

The length of OA = 10 cm

Explanation:

* Lets revise some facts about the circle

- If two tangents drawn from a point outside the circle, then

they are equal in lengths

- The radii of the circle are perpendicular to the tangents at the

point of tang-ency

- The line from the center to the angle between the two tangents

bisects it

* Now lets solve the problem

∵ The sides of ∠A are tangents to circle O

∴ The radius of the circle O ⊥ to the tangent at the point of tang-ency

∴ The line OA bisects ∠A

- The measure of ∠A = 60°

∴ The measure of the angle between line OA and the tangent

is equal to 1/2 × 60° = 30°

* Now we have right angle triangle formed from the line OA as a

hypotenuse two legs of the right angle one of them is the

tangent and the other is the radius

∵ r = 5 cm

∵ The measure of the angel opposite to r is 30°

∵ OA is the hypotenuse

- By using trigonometry function

∴ sin(30°) = 5/OA

∵ sin(30°) = 1/2

∴1/2 = 5/OA ⇒ by using cross multiplication

∴ OA = 2 × 5 = 10 cm

* The length of OA = 10 cm

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