+0  
 
0
2389
1
avatar+188 

Line AB is tangent to circle O. If 16 and BC = 18, what is AB?

The diagram is not to scale.

 

A. 34

 

B. 30

 

C. 46

 Apr 4, 2016
 #1
avatar+33661 
+5

Presumably you mean OC = OA = 16.

 

If so you have a right-angled triangle with hypotenuse = 16 + 18 →  34

 

Use Pythagoras:  AB =  sqrt(34^2 - 16^2) → 30

 Apr 4, 2016

3 Online Users