He should use the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing length.

Since KT is tangent to the circle and TL reaches the center of circle L, the measure of angle LTK is 90 degrees. This means that triangle LTK is a right triangle which means the Pythagorean Theorem can be used.

So,
TL²+(12)²=(13)²
=> TL²+144=169
=> TL²=25
=> TL = 5

Therefore, the radius of circle L is 5 feet.

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2 years ago

Use the Law of Cosines to find the missing angle. In triangle JKL, j=3in., k=4in., and l=2.89., find mJ

slega [8]

Using the law of cosine for Triangle KJL, we can write:

$j^{2} = k^{2} + l^{2}-2(k)(l)cos(J) \\ \\ 
2(k)(l)cos(J)=k^{2} + l^{2}- j^{2} \\ \\ 
cos(J)= \frac{k^{2} + l^{2}- j^{2}}{2(k)(l)}$

Using the values of k,j and l, we can write:

$cos(J)= \frac{ 4^{2} + (2.89)^{2} - 3^{2} }{2(4)(2.89)} \\ \\ 
cos(J)= 0.664 \\ \\ 
J= cos^{-1}(0.664) \\ \\ 
J=48.39$

Rounding to nearest integer, the measure of angle J will be 48 degrees.
So option B gives the correct answer

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2 years ago

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