A point,X ,is 25 feet from the center of a circle.If the diameter of the circle is 14 feet,what is the length (in feet)of a tangent from point X to the circle?

Question

a. square root 29
b. 18
c. 15 square root 2
d. 24
e. square root 673

please answer and explain

Answer 1

Hint: Draw a diagram. You should recall that a common right triangle with integer sides is

7-24-25.