Given the radius r and the tangent line AB, the length of the line OA is 24 units
How to determine the length OA?
The radius r and the tangent line AB meet at a right angle.
By Pythagoras theorem, we have:
AB² = OA² + r²
So, we have:
24² = OA² + 7²
Rewrite as:
OA² = 24² - 7²
Evaluate
OA² = 527
Take the square root of both sides
OA = 23
Hence, the length of OA is 24 units
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