SOLUTION: The distance from the centre of a circle to a point P outside the circle is 12 mm.
The length of the tangent segment from P to the circle is 9 mm. Determine the
radius of the cir
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The length of the tangent segment from P to the circle is 9 mm. Determine the
radius of the cir
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Question 1143360: The distance from the centre of a circle to a point P outside the circle is 12 mm.
The length of the tangent segment from P to the circle is 9 mm. Determine the
radius of the circle.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The tangent to the circle makes a 90 degree angle with the radius
One leg of the right triangle is 9 mm
The hypotenuse is 12 mm
The radius is 7.937 mm
