Answer:
radius ≈ 15.5
Step-by-step explanation:
the radius is RS
the angle between a tangent and the radius at the point of contact is 90°
then Δ RST is a right triangle
using Pythagoras' identity in the right triangle.
the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides , then
RS² + ST² = RT² ( substitute values )
RS² + 7² = 17²
RS² + 49 = 289 ( subtract 49 from both sides )
RS² = 240 ( take square root of both sides )
RS = 
≈ 15.5 ( to 1 dec. place )
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
You can formulate your own equations by analyzing the given problem and its statements. You can do some illustrations so you can understand it better. Introduce some variables and the rest is algebra. For example:
An orange costs $2 while a banana costs $1.5. How many oranges and bananas do you have to buy such that the total cost would equal to $20. You bought a total of 12 fruits.
First, you have to introduce variables. Let 'x' be the number of oranges and 'y' be the number of bananas. One equation you can get from here is knowing the amount of total cost: 2x + 1.5y = 20. Then, the other equation would be knowing the amount of fruits: x+y=12. You have two unknowns and two equations. Hence, you can solve the problem. Solving them simultaneously, you would get that x=4 and y=8.
Known :
r = 6
h = 8
Asked :
V = ...?
Answer :
V = ⅓πr²h
= ⅓ × 3.14 × 6² × 8
= ⅓ × 3.14 × 36 × 8
= 3.14 × 12 × 8
= 301.44 units²
= <u>3</u><u>0</u><u>0</u><u> </u><u>units²</u> (rounded)
So, the volume of the cone is 300 units²
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