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Homework Help: A Similarity problem

  1. Mar 29, 2010 #1

    Misr

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    Hello there ,
    http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/3118/circlem.jpg [Broken]

    As you see the diameter = 5cm and AD = 4cm
    the required is to find AB
    it seems quite easy ,its just 6cm. I can solve it but when supposing that AB is a tangent (and this is not given in the problem) also i can't make use of the right angle opposite to the radius of this circle , so there must be something wrong with my answer.

    so ,can u help?
    Thanks in advance
     
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    Misr, Mar 29, 2010
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  3. Mar 30, 2010 #2

    tiny-tim

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    Hello Misr! :smile:
    (hmm … not exactly to scale, is it? :rolleyes:)

    I'm sure AB is intended to be a tangent …

    otherwise, B could be anywhere! :biggrin:​
     
    tiny-tim, Mar 30, 2010
  4. Apr 1, 2010 #3

    Misr

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    Yes I think so too
    its just tangent

    Thanks for help .
     
    Misr, Apr 1, 2010
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