Question

Urgent! Find the length of the tangent segment AC given circle B below

Answer 1

AC ≈ 12

Explanation:

the angle between the tangent AC and the radius BC is 90°

then Δ ABC is right

note that BC = 9 ( radius of circle )

using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle

AC² + BC² = AB²

AC² + 9² = (9 + 6)² = 15²

AC² + 81 = 225 ( subtract 81 from both sides )

AC² = 144 ( take square root of both sides )

AC =
`√(144)` = 12