Tangents homework?

Question: Draw a circle, draw a tangent line to the circle. There is a point (call it "P") on the tangent line that is 5cm from the point of tangery. If the radius if the circle is 4cm, calculate how far the point P would be from the center of the circle.

?2015-03-04T19:03:44Z

sqrt(16+25) = sqrt(41)