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Segments DF, DH, and GF are tangent to the circle. Andrew was asked to find DF. Explain andrew's error.

Segments DF, DH, and GF are tangent to the circle. Andrew was asked to find DF. Explain-example-1
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Answer:

DF = 14

Explanation:

Andrew was wrong in the assumption that DE = EF

Segments of tangents to a circle from the same external point are congruent

That is

EF = FG = 8

Then

DF = DE + EF = 6 + 8 = 14

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