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AB is a tangent. Find the length of the radius, r.

AB is a tangent Find the length of the radius r class=

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Medunno13
Medunno13 Medunno13
  • 14-06-2022

Answer: 8

Step-by-step explanation:

Since AB is a tangent, angle CAB is a right angle. Thus, by the Pythagorean theorem, [tex]r=\sqrt{17^{2}-15^{2}}=8[/tex]

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