Geometry For Enjoyment And Challenge
Geometry For Enjoyment And Challenge
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ISBN: 9780866099653
Author: Richard Rhoad, George Milauskas, Robert Whipple
Publisher: McDougal Littell
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Chapter 15, Problem 48CR
To determine

To prove: that the shortest segment from an exterior point P to the circle is the segment along the line P to Q .

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Answer to Problem 48CR

Not possible by the Triangle Inequality Theorem.

Explanation of Solution

Given:

The exterior point P to the circle is the segment along the line P to Q as shown in the given figure.

  Geometry For Enjoyment And Challenge, Chapter 15, Problem 48CR

Calculation:

Assume that PR<PQ . Then

  PR+RO<PQ+QO

But this is impossible by the Triangle Inequality Theorem.

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