Can you solve and explain tangents
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Answer:
A tangent is a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point, but if extended does not cross it at that point.
External Tangents: Does not intersect the segment joining the centers of the two circles.
Internal Tangents: Intersects the segment joining the centers of the two circles.
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Answer:
m∠B ≈ 51.5°
Step-by-step explanation:
A triangle solver can find this answer simply by entering the data. If you do this "by hand," you need to first find length BC using the Law of Cosines. Then angle B can be found using the Law of Sines.
<h3>Length BC</h3>The Law of Cosines tells us ...
a² = b² +c² -2bc·cos(A)
a² = 21² +13² -2(21)(13)cos(91°) ≈ 619.529
a ≈ 24.8903
<h3>Angle B</h3>The Law of Sines tells us ...
sin(B)/b = sin(A)/a
B = arcsin(sin(A)×b/a) = arcsin(sin(91°)×21/24.8903)
B ≈ 57.519°
The measure of angle B is about 57.5°.
