Suppose a point X lies in the exterior of a disk, and suppose that two lines are drawn from X tangent to the circle. If one line is tangent at Y and the other line is tangent at Z, then show that the line segment XY is congruent to the line segment XZ.

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Suppose a point X lies in the exterior of a disk, and suppose that two lines are drawn from X tangent to the circle. If one line is tangent at Y and the other line is tangent at Z, then show that the line segment XY is congruent to the line segment XZ.

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