lillianmacboyer
lillianmacboyer lillianmacboyer
  • 19-02-2018
  • Mathematics
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AB is tangent to circle C. Find the radius r.

AB is tangent to circle C Find the radius r class=

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jcherry99
jcherry99 jcherry99
  • 23-02-2018
What a neat little problem
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
a = r
b = 15
c = r + 9

r^2 + 15^2= (r + 9)^2
r^2 + 225 = r^2 + 18r + 81 the r^2 cancel out
225 = 18r + 81 subtract 81 from both sides
144 = 18r divide by 18
144/18 = r
8 = r
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