Question

Find x. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. Assume that segments that appear to be tangent are tangent.

a. 5
b. 2.8
c. 3.5
d. 4

Answer 1

x = 4

Explanation:

The formula for this, filled in with our specifics, is

`x^2=2(2+6)` which simplifies to

`x^2=16` so

x = 4