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EF is the tangent to the circle at E. Find the length of HG

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The calculated length of the segment HG is 15 units

How to determine the length of the segment HG

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:

The circle

Where, we have

EF = 18

FG = 12

Using the intersecting secant theorem, we have

18 * 18 = 12 * (12 + GH)

So, we have

12 + GH = 27

Evaluate

GH = 15

Hence, the length of the segment HG is 15 units

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EF is the tangent to the circle at E.

Find the length of HG

EF is the tangent to the circle at E. Find the length of HG-example-1
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