What is the approximate length of RP? Round to the nearest tenth.

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Pguardiario · Answer 1 · 2018-03-29T10:30:09+0000

From the circle geometry theorem, a tangent to a circle makes 90° angles with the radius of the circle.

RQ is perpendicular to QP
Triangle RQP is a right-angled triangle

by Pythagoras theorem

$RP= \sqrt{5.3^(2)+ 3^(2) }=6.1$ units (rounded to one decimal place)

What is the approximate length of RP? Round to the nearest tenth.

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