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If are tangent to the circle, angle LFK = 23 degrees and KM = 47 ft, how long is LF to
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I'll assume the diagram shows FL and FK tangent to the circle at L and K and M is the center (so KM = ML = radius = 47 ft).
1. The angle formed by two tangents equals 180° minus the measure of the intercepted arc (or central angle). So the central angle L M K = 180° − 23° = 157°.
2. MF is the symmetry line: it bisects angle LFK, so angle MFL = 23°/2 = 11.5°.
3. ML is a radius and is perpendicular to the tangent at L, so triangle MLF is right at L. ML = 47 ft.
4. In right triangle MLF, tan(angle MFL) = opposite/adjacent = ML / LF, so
LF = ML / tan(11.5°) = 47 / tan(11.5°).
5. Compute: tan(11.5°) ≈ 0.203523, so LF ≈ 47 / 0.203523 ≈ 230.97 ft.
To the nearest foot, LF ≈ 231 ft.
1. The angle formed by two tangents equals 180° minus the measure of the intercepted arc (or central angle). So the central angle L M K = 180° − 23° = 157°.
2. MF is the symmetry line: it bisects angle LFK, so angle MFL = 23°/2 = 11.5°.
3. ML is a radius and is perpendicular to the tangent at L, so triangle MLF is right at L. ML = 47 ft.
4. In right triangle MLF, tan(angle MFL) = opposite/adjacent = ML / LF, so
LF = ML / tan(11.5°) = 47 / tan(11.5°).
5. Compute: tan(11.5°) ≈ 0.203523, so LF ≈ 47 / 0.203523 ≈ 230.97 ft.
To the nearest foot, LF ≈ 231 ft.
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