All tangents to the circle are congruent and form a square. The perimeter of square ACEG is 24 cm. What is the length of line segment BC?

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Answer:

3 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

The perimeter of the square is 24 cm, so the side length is 6 cm.

I assume B is the point between A and C where the tangent line intersects the circle.  If so, B is the midpoint of AC, so it is half the length.  Therefore, BC = 3 cm.

The length of line segment BC is 3 cm.

What is a Square ?

A square is a polygon with four sides , all the sides of the square are equal.

It is given that the tangents of the circle are forming a square ,

The perimeter of the square is 24 cm.

the length of line segment BC = ?

The perimeter of the square is 4a

where a is the side of the square.

Substituting the values

24 = 4 * a

a = 6 cm

B is the mid point of the tangent length and therefore

BC = 6 /2 = 3 cm

Therefore , the length of line segment BC is 3 cm.

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