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  • 26-03-2019
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Point O is the center of the circle. What is the value of X?
Answer options: 9, 17, 8, 15

Point O is the center of the circle What is the value of X Answer options 9 17 8 15 class=

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Hulkk Hulkk
  • 26-03-2019

Answer:

x = 15

Step-by-step explanation:

OP and PQ intersect at right angles since PQ is tangent to the circle. This implies that OQ will be the hypotenuse in the right angled triangle OPQ.

Applying Pythagoras theorem;

17^2 - 8^2 = x^2

x = 15

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matlackam matlackam
  • 23-06-2019

The answer is 15

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