document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158993>Question 1158993</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two of the tangents to a circle meet at Q, which is 25 cm from the center. The circle has a 7-cm radius. To the nearest tenth of a degree, find the angle formed at Q by the tangents. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The circle has a 7-cm radius.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " To the nearest tenth of a degree, find the angle formed at Q by the tangents.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tangent point on the circle forms a right angle with radius, a right triangle is formed with half the angle at Q and 25 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find half the angle (A) at Q using the tangent of the angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "tan(A) = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 15.64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*15.64 = 31.3 is the angle at Q\r<BR>\n" );
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