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Help with geometry on equations of circles. What would RSQ be?

Help with geometry on equations of circles. What would RSQ be?-example-1
User Floris M
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Answer:

34.8°

Explanation:

You want the angle between a tangent and a segment to the center from a point on the tangent that is 6 units from the circle of radius 8 units.

Sine

The trig relation useful here is ...

Sin = Opposite/Hypotenuse

sin(S) = RQ/SQ

The length QT is the same as QR, so we have ...

sin(S) = 8/(8 +6)

S = arcsin(8/(8+6)) ≈ 34.8°

Help with geometry on equations of circles. What would RSQ be?-example-1
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