Use Pythagorean Theorem:
a² + b² = c²
"a" is one side of the right triangle.
Its length is: radius of larger circle minus radius of smaller circle: (11 - 3 = 8)
The distance between the center of the circles creates the hypotenuse (17)
8² + b² = 17²
b² = 225
b = 15
Answer: the length of the common external tangent is 15.
Answer:
z = 3
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the points are collinear then the slopes between the points are equal.
Calculate the slope m using the slope formula
m = 
with (x₁, y₁ ) = P (2, - 3) and (x₂, y₂ ) = Q (3, - 2)
m = 
= 1
Repeat with
(x₁, y₁ ) = Q (3, - 2) and (x₂, y₂ ) = R (8, z )
m = 
= 
, then
= 1 ( multiply both sides by 5 )
z + 2 = 5 ( subtract 2 from both sides )
z = 3
Combine like terms so add 4b and 15b together and add 7 and 3 together and then the answer would be 19b-10
12v = 18+6v
move +6v to the other side
sign changes from +6v to -6v
12v-6v= 18+6v-6v
12v-6v= 18
6v= 18
divide by 6 to get v by itself
6v/6=18/6
Answer:
v= 3
