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Find x

please help show step by step solution with the proofs (circle theorems) anyway thankyou ​

Find x please help show step by step solution with the proofs (circle theorems) anyway-example-1
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An radius meets a tangent at 90degrees
Giving you a right angle triangle so you can then do Pythagoras giving you the answer of 17 17-8=9 so x=9 hopefully the drawing attached helps
Find x please help show step by step solution with the proofs (circle theorems) anyway-example-1
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