Figure 4 The circle Chas radius 5 and touches the y-axis at the point (0, 9), as shown in Figure 4. An equation of the circle is (x + 5)² + (y − 9)² = 25 A line through the point P(8, -7) is a tangent to the circle Cat the point T. Find the length of PT.
Figure 4 The circle Chas radius 5 and touches the y-axis at the point (0, 9), as shown in Figure 4. An equation of the circle is (x + 5)² + (y − 9)² = 25 A line through the point P(8, -7) is a tangent to the circle Cat the point T. Find the length of PT.
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Figure 4
The circle Chas radius 5 and touches the y-axis at the point (0, 9), as shown
in Figure 4.
An equation of the circle is (x + 5)² + (y − 9)² = 25
A line through the point P(8, −7) is a tangent to the circle Cat the point T.
Find the length of PT.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3880fdca-8e59-4d73-8ffb-d94f3dfac02f%2F58d29607-52a5-4008-a2e9-32caba66f66d%2F9ohe8ry_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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Figure 4
The circle Chas radius 5 and touches the y-axis at the point (0, 9), as shown
in Figure 4.
An equation of the circle is (x + 5)² + (y − 9)² = 25
A line through the point P(8, −7) is a tangent to the circle Cat the point T.
Find the length of PT.
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