document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1157898>Question 1157898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #780892 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=780892\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The angle between the radius and any tangent line is 90 degs --> a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "50 feet is the hypotenuse of the right triangle.<BR>\n" );
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