5. JK is tangent to a circle with centre H as shown below. What is HK ? K 8 mi J 15 mi H HK = miles
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We have a circle with center H, and a line JK that is tangent to the circle at point K. We are given two distances: the radius of the circle (HK) is unknown, and the length of the tangent from the point of tangency (K) to some point J outside the circle is 15 Show more…
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