SOLUTION: 1. OR is tangent to circle O at P. If OP = 7 cm and PQ = 24 cm, then OQ = ?

Question 1205275: 1. OR is tangent to circle O at P.
If OP = 7 cm and PQ = 24 cm, then OQ = ?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20065) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1. OR (I'm sure "OR" was a typo and you meant PQ) is tangent to circle O at P.
If OP = 7 cm and PQ = 24 cm, then OQ = ?




You know that angle OPQ is a right angle because a tangent is perpendictular
to a radius drawn to the point of tangency. So triangle OPQ is a right 
triangle, and you may use the Pythagorean theorem to find the hypotenuse OQ.















Edwin

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