Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 1 - Section 1.1 - Angles, Degrees, and Special Triangles - 1.1 Problem Set - Page 12: 46

Answer

$r=5$

Work Step by Step

$a^{2}+c^{2}=d^{2}$ $r^{2}+12^{2}=(8+r)^{2}$ $r^{2}+144=(8+r)^{2}$ $r^{2}+144=r^{2}+16r+64$ $144=16r+64$ $144=16r+64$ $80=16r$ $r=5$
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