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  • 20-04-2017
  • Mathematics
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I don't understand how to solve this?!?!

I dont understand how to solve this class=

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irspow irspow
  • 20-04-2017
Since the tangent lines meet radii there is a 90° angle between them.  What this means is that both tangent lines are of the same length so we can say:

15x-2=14x+1  subtract 14x from both sides

x-2=1  add 2 to both sides

x=3

So D. is the correct answer.
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