
Victoria V. answered 05/11/20
Math Teacher: 20 Yrs Teaching/Tutoring CALC 1, PRECALC, ALG 2, TRIG
Question1:
The radius of S is 4 and the radius of T is 1, so we can eliminate (b).
Where the two circles touch is their "point of intersection" and it is at (4,1), so we can eliminate (c) also.
The tangent line is a line that touches a circle in just one point. That would be a vertical line at x=4, so the equation of the tangent line is x=4. This eliminates (a) so correct answer is D.
Question 2:
Because the circles are congruent, and the arcs that are cut out by angle M and angle N are congruent, then the angles M and N must also be congruent. So set their algebraic expressions equal to each other:
6x-69 = 4x-22
and solve
2x = 47
x = 23.5 but this is NOT the final answer. It did not ask for "x", but instead the angle XMZ=6x-69
6(23.5)-69 = 72 degrees
Correct answer choice is C