Segment AB and AC are tangent to circle C find the value of X in the length of BC

Segment AB And AC Are Tangent To Circle C Find The Value Of X In The Length Of BC class=

Answer :

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Answer:

  BC = 6

Step-by-step explanation:

Tangents from the same point are congruent, so ...

  2x = x+3

  x = 3 . . . . . . . subtract x

  BC = x+3 = 3+3 = 6 . . . . . . substitute for x

The length of BC is 6.