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Geometry Question!!!!

Geometry Question!!!!-example-1
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It is not tanget because you use the hypotenuse and adjacent which would be cosine
User Andre Clements
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Answer:

D

Explanation:

If AB is a tangent, then angle A must be a right angle.

If angle A is a right angle, then triangle ABC is a right triangle and will work in the Pythagorean theorem formula.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

8^2 + 16^2 = 20^2

64 + 256 = 400

320 = 400

Since 320 = 400 is false, angle A is not a right angle, and AB is not a tangent to circle C.

Answer: D

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