Question

You are standing at point C, 45 feet from the Point State Park fountain in Pittsburgh, PA. The distance from you to a point of tangency on the fountain is
105 feet. Find the length of AC, the distance between you and your friend at point A.

Answer 1

The tangent line DC is perpendicular to the radius of the park

The length of AC is 245 feet

How to determine the distance AC?

To calculate the distance AC, we start by calculating the length of AB using:

DC^2 = (BC + AB) * BC

So, we have:

105^2 = (45 + AB) * 45

Evaluate the exponent

11025 = (45 + AB) * 45

Divide both sides by 45

245 = 45 + AB

Rewrite as:

AB + 45 = 245

From the figure, we have:

AC = AB + 45

Substitute AB + 45 = 245

AC = 245

Hence, the length of AC is 245 feet

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