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Use the tangent to find the unknown side length

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The tangent drawn to a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle,
Thereby, using c²= a²+b², you may find the side
(where a is the radius, b is the length of the tangent and c is side of a triangle formed by joining these)

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