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In the diagram segment AD and AB are tangent to circle C solve for x

In the diagram segment AD and AB are tangent to circle C solve for x-example-1

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A property ostates that if two lines that are tangent to the circle intersect in an external point, they are congruent, i.e. they have the same length.


\begin{gathered} AD=AB \\ x^2+2=11 \end{gathered}

From this expression we can determine the possible values of x. The first step is to equal the expression to zero


\begin{gathered} x^2+2-11=11-11 \\ x^2+2-11=0 \\ x^2-9 \end{gathered}

The expression obtained is a quadratic equation, using the queadratic formula we can determine the possible values of x:


\begin{gathered} f(x)=ax^2+bx+c \\ x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt[]{b^2-4ac}}{2a} \end{gathered}

For our expression


x^2+0x+-9

The coefficients are

a=1

b=0

c=-9

Replace them in the formula


\begin{gathered} x=\frac{-0\pm\sqrt[]{0^2-4\cdot1\cdot(-9)}}{2\cdot1} \\ x=\frac{0\pm\sqrt[]{36}}{2} \\ x=(0\pm6)/(2) \end{gathered}

Now calculate both possible values:

Positive:


\begin{gathered} x=(+6)/(2) \\ x=3 \end{gathered}

Negative:


\begin{gathered} x=(-6)/(2) \\ x=-3 \end{gathered}

The possible values of x are 3 and -3

In the diagram segment AD and AB are tangent to circle C solve for x-example-1
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