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I genuinely need help pls someone help with this problem and show work plsss

I genuinely need help pls someone help with this problem and show work plsss-example-1
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A tangent line connected to a line to the center of a circle creates a right angle

. The triangle formed is a right triangle so you can use the Pythagorean theorem to solve for the missing side.

WO = sqrt( 17^2 - 15^)

WO = 8

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