Determine whether a tangent is shown in the diagram 22 24 So

Solution

In general ,

the radius line and tangent line are perpendicular to each other .

So for the given problem the triangle should be a right angled triangle if the given line is tangent.

So it should satisfy Pythagoras theorem

But 22^2 + 8^2 = 484 + 64 = 548 which is not equal to 24^2=576

I.e) 22^2 + 8^2 is not equal to 24^2

So it is not right angled triangle

So we can say that it is not tangent .