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Points r and t are on a circle. point s is outside of the circle and sr and st are tangent to the circle. if the length of sr is 8, the length of st is ________.

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Answer:

8

Explanation:

Given point S outside a circle and tangents SR and ST, with SR = 8, you want to know the length of ST.

Tangents

Tangents to a circle from an external point are the same length.

ST = SR = 8

The length of ST is 8.

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