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Is this tangent?

33 65 56 Is this tangent?-example-1

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Answer:

yes line is a tangent to the circle

Explanation:

the angle between a tangent and the radius of a circle is 90°

If the triangle is right then the line touching the circle is a tangent.

using the converse of Pythagoras' identity

if the square on the longest side is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides then the triangle is right

longest side = 65 and 65² = 4225

56² + 33² = 3136 + 1089 = 4225

then the triangle is right and the line touching the circle is a tangent

User Elegant Dice
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Answer:

Yes it is what is the question you are answering and it's 90 degree

User James Helms
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