document.write( "Question 1157898: You are standing 50 feet from the center of a circular swimming pool. The distance from you to a point of tangency is 25 feet. What is the approximate radius of the pool? Round to the nearest tenth.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #780891 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! You are standing 50 feet from the center of a circular swimming pool. \n" ); document.write( " The distance from you to a point of tangency is 25 feet. \n" ); document.write( " What is the approximate radius of the pool? Round to the nearest tenth. \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "At the point of tangency a right angle between the radius and the line tangent to where you are standing, \n" ); document.write( " therefore \n" ); document.write( "r^2 + 25^2 = 50^2 \n" ); document.write( "r^2 = 2500 - 625 \n" ); document.write( "r = \n" ); document.write( "r = 43.3 ft is the radius \n" ); document.write( " |