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> In the diagram below, AC = 4, AB = 6 and BC = 8. Is segment AB tangent to OC.​

> In the diagram below, AC = 4, AB = 6 and BC = 8. Is segment AB tangent to OC-example-1
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Answer:

No

Explanation:

The ratios of triangle side lengths are ...

4 : 6 : 8 = 2 : 3 : 4

This is an arithmetic progression.

The only arithmetic progression of side lengths that makes a right triangle is ...

3 : 4 : 5

The triangle is not a right triangle, so AB is not a tangent.

> In the diagram below, AC = 4, AB = 6 and BC = 8. Is segment AB tangent to OC-example-1
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