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Determine if segment XY is tangent to circle Z.
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Determine if segment XY is tangent to circle Z.

Determine if segment XY is tangent to circle Z.-example-1
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Answer:

XY is not tangent to circle Z

Explanation:

if ∠WXY = 90°, then XY is tangent to circle Z

test using Pythagorean theorem:

WX = 2(ZX) = 17

is 20² = 5² + 17²?

400 ≠ 25 + 289, so not tangent

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