10. Students in an algebra class are designing a new banner for the school's mascot, "The Fighting Duck." The beak is made from two tangents, connected by a vertical line at the point of tangency. If the students only have 200 feet of material for the duck's beak, what value of x will make the tangent sides the correct length? What is the length of each side? 16 ft
10. Students in an algebra class are designing a new banner for the school's mascot, "The Fighting Duck." The beak is made from two tangents, connected by a vertical line at the point of tangency. If the students only have 200 feet of material for the duck's beak, what value of x will make the tangent sides the correct length? What is the length of each side? 16 ft
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![10. Students in an algebra class are designing a new banner for the school's mascot, "The Fighting
Duck." The beak is made from two tangents, connected by a vertical line at the point of
tangency. If the students only have 200 feet of material for the duck's beak, what value of x will
make the tangent sides the correct length? What is the length of each side?
8x
16 ft](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F964f2ed4-12b2-4f0f-a480-e23ebac726c0%2Ff517dcfb-e008-450b-8b72-1d7ab4233f13%2Fxskjnk5_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:10. Students in an algebra class are designing a new banner for the school's mascot, "The Fighting
Duck." The beak is made from two tangents, connected by a vertical line at the point of
tangency. If the students only have 200 feet of material for the duck's beak, what value of x will
make the tangent sides the correct length? What is the length of each side?
8x
16 ft
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