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Help please! what is it i'm actually supposed to do??

The figure consists of a tangent and a secant to the circle.


A. 9.2

B. 7.7

C. 14.3

D. 85

User Irenes
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Use formula in the picture below.


x^2=5(5+12) \\x^2=85 \\x=√(85) \\x \approx 9.2
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