sophiearaman02 sophiearaman02
  • 03-03-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

BC is tangent to circle A at B and to circle D at C. AB= 10 BC= 21 DC= 8 find AD to the nearest tenth

Respuesta :

mathmate
mathmate mathmate
  • 03-03-2018
The attached diagram is an interpretation of the question.
If there are other details, please post.

The distance AD is found by Pythagoras theorem, with 
AD=sqrt(BC^2+(AB-DC)^2)=sqrt(21^2+2^2)=sqrt(441+4)=sqrt(445)
=21.095 (to the third decimal place)
Ver imagen mathmate
Answer Link

Otras preguntas

125/700 in simplest form
5.39 repeating decimal as a mixed number
Americans were angry with France during the presidency of John Adams because __________.
Seven out of every 8 students surveyed owns a bike. The difference between the number of students who own a bike and those who do not is 72. How many students
is a largemouth bass a omnivore?
The gas tank on your lawn mower holds 1/8 gallon of fuel. You can mow 2 1/4 lawns with one tank of fuel. At this rate, how many lawns could you mow with 1 gallo
What effect does a rise in the cost of machinery or raw materials have on the cost of a good?
what do we call a part of the body with a special function?
You have prepared 42 mL of distilled water,18 mL of vinegar and 47 mL of salt water for an experiment. How many milliliters of solution will you have if you fi
Element used to make first atomic bomb