Concept explainers
To find:
Given:
The figure:
Concept Used:
Theorem 9-2: tangent of the circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle.
Theorem 8-2: The Square of the hypotenuse of right
Explanation:
Consider the given figure:
It is given that
So, by theorem 9-2, it can be said that
That is,
Let
Consider the right triangle
Now,
So, by theorem 8-2,
Now, take square root of both sides,
So,
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