Question

Calculate the length of a tangent from a point 13cm away from the centre of radius 9cm?​

Answer 1

Answer:

9.38 cm as when we apply Pythagorean theorem in the triangle

Answer 2

Answer:

$\sqrt{88}$

Step-by-step explanation:

By applying Pythagoras theorem, we get that,

$\sqrt{ {13}^{2} - {9}^{2} } = length \: of \: the \: tangent.......$

Answer is

$2 \sqrt{22}$