Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 6 - Section 6.3 - Line and Segment Relationships in the Circle - Exercises - Page 308: 35

Answer

AM = 5 BN = 7 PC = 9

Work Step by Step

We use the properties of inscribed circles as well as the segment addition postulate: $BM + AP = 12 $ $ CN + AP = 16$ $ CN + BM = 14$ Thus, we obtain: $ 16-CN + 14 - CN = 12 \\ CN = 9 $ Thus, it follows; $ AP = 12 - 9 = 3$ $BM = 12 - 3 = 9$ Thus, we find the missing sides: $BN = 16 - 9 = 7 \\AM = 14 - 9 = 5 \\ PC = 12 - 3 = 9$
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