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  • 03-11-2022
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From the diagram below, if AC is a tangent line, and if PD = 9 and DC = 32, find the length of BC.

From the diagram below if AC is a tangent line and if PD 9 and DC 32 find the length of BC class=

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SamilV388839 SamilV388839
  • 03-11-2022

Solution:

Given the circle;

From the circle theorem, triangle PBC is a right triangle.

[tex]\begin{gathered} PB=PD=9 \\ \\ PC=PD+DC=9+32 \\ \\ PC=41 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Using the Pythagorean theorem;

[tex]\begin{gathered} BC=\sqrt{PC^2-PB^2} \\ \\ BC=\sqrt{41^2-9^2} \\ \\ BC=\sqrt{1600} \\ \\ BC=40 \end{gathered}[/tex]

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