AB is tangent to circle O at B. Find the length of the radius (r) for AB = 6 and AO = 11.7. Round to the nearest tenth if necessary. The diagram is not to scale.
Connecting all the end points of the segments will form a right triangle with one leg equal to AB = 6. Its hypotenuse is AO = 11.7. From the Pythagorean theorem, (AO)² = (AB)² + (BO)² where BO is the radius (r). Substituting the values, 11.7² = 6² + r² The value of r is approximately 10.0