1) If all we know about the triangle is that two of its sides measure 14 and 8 and, from this information, we can calculate the answer, then that answer must be true for however we draw the figure. (I find this hard to believe; is there something else about the triangle that we know?)
Assuming that we do not need to know anything else, I'll choose to draw a right triangle.
I'm going to place point X at the origin of the coordinate plane; point W at point (0,8); and point Y t point (14,0).
Then, the center of the circumcircle (call it "C") will be the midpoint of the hypotenuse (7, 4).
The slope of the line from X to C is 4/7; this line is a radius of the circle.
The tangent drawn through point X will be perpendicular to line CX, so its slope is -7/4.
Line WZ is parallel to this tangent and, therefore, also has slope = -7/4.
The equation of the line through C with this slope is: y - 7 = (-7/4)(x - 4)
---> 4y - 28 = -7x + 28 ---> 7x + 4y = 56
To find where this line intersects XY (the x-axis), substitute 0 for y: 7x + 4(0) = 56 ---> x = 8.
So, the distance ZY = 6.