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The circle with the tangent line is shown. Find the length of the radius?

The circle with the tangent line is shown. Find the length of the radius?-example-1
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Answer:

X = 5.4

Step by step explanation:

In this case, we can use the Pythagorean theorem.


c^2=a^2+b^2
9^2=7.2^2+x^2
x\text{ = }\sqrt[]{9^2-7.2^2}\text{ }
x\text{ = 5.4}

The circle with the tangent line is shown. Find the length of the radius?-example-1
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