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AC is tangent to circle o at point c. What is the length of AC? ___________ units. diagram below pls help

AC is tangent to circle o at point c What is the length of AC units diagram below pls help class=

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Hrishii
Hrishii Hrishii
  • 07-07-2020

Answer:

AC = 4 units

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex] OB = OC = 3 (Radii \:of \:same \:circle) \\

OA = OB + AB = 3 + 2 = 5\\

OA \perp AC.. (tangent\: \perp radius) \\

\therefore m\angle OCA = 90\degree \\[/tex]

By Pythagorean theorem:

[tex] AC^2 = OA^2 - OC^2 \\

= 5^2 - 3^2 \\

= 25-9\\

= 16\\

AC =\pm \sqrt{16}\\

AC = \pm 4[/tex]

Since, side of a triangle can't be negative.

Therefore, AC = 4 units

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