JK, KL, and LJ are all tangent to circle O. If JA = 14, AL = 12, and CK = 8, what is the perimeter of ΔJKL?
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(This is 10th grade math, please don't make advanced.)
(The perimeter should be 68 units.)
Since JA and AL are tangent to circle O, we know that OJ is perpendicular to JA and OL is perpendicular to AL. Similarly, we know that OK is perpendicular to CK and OL is perpendicular to KL.
Let x be the length of JK. Then, KJ = x and LJ = x.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we can find the length of OJ and OL:
OJ^2 = JA^2 - AO^2 = JA^2 - r^2
OL^2 = AL^2 - AO^2 = AL^2 - r^2
where r is the radius of the circle.
Since OJ = OL, we can set the two expressions equal to each other:
JA^2 - r^2 = AL^2 - r^2
Simplifying this equation gives:
JA^2 = AL^2
Substituting the given values, we get:
14^2 = 12^2 + r^2
r^2 = 196 - 144 = 52
r = sqrt(52)
Now we can find the lengths of JK, KL, and LJ:
KJ^2 = r^2 + OK^2 = 52 + 8^2 = 116
LJ^2 = r^2 + OL^2 = 52 + 12^2 = 196
KJ = LJ = sqrt(116) = sqrt(4*29) = 2sqrt(29)
JKL is an isosceles triangle with two sides of length 2sqrt(29) and one side of length 14.
The perimeter is therefore:
P = 2*(2sqrt(29)) + 14 = 4sqrt(29) + 14
Simplifying this expression gives:
P = 2(2sqrt(29) + 7) = 4sqrt(29) + 14
P ≈ 68 (rounded to the nearest whole number)
To find the perimeter of ΔJKL, we need to find the length of all three sides and add them together.
Given:
JA = 14
AL = 12
CK = 8
To find the length of side JK, we need to use the fact that JK is tangent to the circle, and a tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of tangency.
Step 1: Let's draw a diagram to visualize the situation.
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Step 2: Since JK is perpendicular to OA, we can form a right triangle JKO, where KO is the radius of circle O.
Step 3: We can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of side JK.
JK^2 = JO^2 + KO^2
Since JO is equal to OA (the radius of circle O) and given that JA = 14,
JK^2 = 14^2 + KO^2
To find KO, we can use the fact that AL and CK are both tangent to the circle.
Step 4: Since AL and CK are both tangent to the circle, we can conclude that they are equal in length.
So, AL = CK = 8.
Step 5: Now, in the right triangle OLA, we can use the Pythagorean theorem again to find the length of OA.
OA^2 = OL^2 + AL^2
OA^2 = 12^2 + 8^2
OA^2 = 144 + 64
OA^2 = 208
Step 6: Taking the square root of both sides, we get:
OA = √208
OA ≈ 14.42
Step 7: Since JO = OA, we can conclude that JO ≈ 14.42.
Step 8: Going back to the equation JK^2 = 14^2 + KO^2, we can now substitute the values we have:
JK^2 = 14^2 + 14.42^2
JK^2 = 196 + 208.2764
JK^2 ≈ 404.2764
Step 9: Taking the square root of both sides, we get:
JK ≈ √404.2764
JK ≈ 20.11
So, side JK is approximately 20.11 units.
Step 10: Now, we can find the perimeter of ΔJKL by adding the lengths of all three sides:
Perimeter of ΔJKL = JA + JK + KL
Given that JA = 14, JK ≈ 20.11, and AL = 12, the perimeter of ΔJKL is:
Perimeter of ΔJKL = 14 + 20.11 + 12
Perimeter of ΔJKL ≈ 46.11
Therefore, the perimeter of ΔJKL is approximately 46.11 units.