SOLUTION: A circle with center C has a radius of 7cm If AB is tangent to the circle at point B and AB = 10 then what is the length of AC

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Question 1116592: A circle with center C has a radius of 7cm
If AB is tangent to the circle at point B and AB = 10 then what is the length of AC
Answer by math_helper(2461) About Me  (Show Source):
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ABC is a right triangle with AC as the hypotenuse.
Thus, |AC| = +sqrt%2810%5E2+%2B+7%5E2%29+=+highlight%28sqrt%28149%29%29+ cm, or approximately highlight%28+12.2066cm+%29