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: 38

Answer

AB=16

Work Step by Step

Angles ODA and BDP are congruent because they are vertical angles. Angles B and A are both right angles because they connect a radius to a tangent at the point of tangency, so they are also congruent. Therefore triangles ADO and BDP are similar proven by AA. $\frac{OA}{PB}$=$\frac{OD}{20-OD}$ $\frac{3}{9}$=$\frac{OD}{20-OD}$ 60-3OD=9OD 12OD=60 OD=5 DP=20-OD DP=15 AD$^2$=5$^2$-3$^2$ AD$^2$=16 AD=4 DB$^2$=15$^2$-9$^2$ DB$^2$=144 DB=12 AB=AD+DB AB=4+12 AB=16
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