Question

Find the value of x. Assume that segments that appear to be tangent are tangent.

The image is a circle with a triangle in the inside.The hypotenuse being 5.6, the bottom is 8.4 and the other undetermined or x.
The answer choices
18.3
11.2
28.3
21.7

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the value of x, we can use the Pythagorean theorem because the triangle is a right triangle.

The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

In this case, the hypotenuse is 5.6 and the other two sides are 8.4 and x. Therefore, we have:

5.6^2 = 8.4^2 + x^2
31.36 = 70.56 + x^2
x^2 = 31.36 - 70.56
x^2 = -39.2
x = √(-39.2)
x = ±6.26

Because x has to be positive (as it is a length), x = 6.26.

Therefore, the value of x is 6.26.

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