Triangle WXY has side lengths XY = 14 and WX = 8. The tangent to the circumcircle of triangle WXY at X is drawn, and the line through W that is parallel to this tangent intersects line XY at Z. Find line YZ.
Please use geometry, and please put your answer as a fraction.
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Important: triangle WXY can be any type of triangle and the result will be the same!!!
I used the right triangle, and I got this answer: YZ = 9.428571429
I'll let you convert that decimal into a fraction.
Triangle WXY has side lengths XY = 14 and WX = 8. The tangent to the circumcircle of triangle WXY at X is drawn, and the line through W that is parallel to this tangent intersects line XY at Z. Find line YZ.
( Please use geometry, and please put your answer as a fraction.)
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We can solve this problem using a similar triangle formula.
Triangles WXY and WXZ are similar!
8/14 = (14 - YZ)/8
YZ = 66/7