Question

QR is the radius of R and PQ is the tangent to R. Find the value of x.

Answer 1

x = 39

Explanation:

We know that PRQ is a right triangle, so we use the pythagorean theorem to solve the problem. The theorem states that a^2 + b^2 = c^2. Let's assume that the length of RP is c, the length of PQ is a and x is b. We plug the lengths into the equation and solve it:

80^2 + x^2 = 89^2

6400 +x^2 = 7921

x^2 = 1521

x =
`√(1521)`

x = 39