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To calculate:
The value of tangent segment

Answer to Problem 30HP
The value of tangent segment is
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
From the data of the problem the
From the figure:
Know that: Theorem 10.17:
The product of the lengths of secant and its external segments is equal to the square of the measure of the tangent segment when the tangent and secant segments are intersects at endpoint which is outside a circle:
Use the intersecting tangent
Put the values as:
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