document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1116591>Question 1116591</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Segment AS is a tangent to circle center M at point S <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the radius of the circle is 5 and AM = 12 find AS  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A radius to a point of tangency is perpendicular to the tangent, so MS is perpendicular to AS.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "AM is then the hypotenuse of right triangle SAM, so<br><BR>\n" );
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