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I need help FAST!!!Make sure you can explain the problem

I need help FAST!!!Make sure you can explain the problem-example-1

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Answer:

AB is not a tangent to the circle

Explanation:

The angle between a tangent and the radius at the point of contact = 90°

Using Pythagoras' identity to determine if the triangle is right at A

If the square of the longest side is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides then A is right.

longest side = 15 , then 15² = 225

8² + 9² = 64 + 81 = 145 ≠ 225

Then AB is not a tangent to the circle

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