Find the missing side length assuming lines that appear to be tangent are tangent. Show work on piece of paper.

20

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the line of length 16 is a tangent to the circle, then the angle between it and the radius is right.

? is the hypotenuse of the right triangle formed.

Using Pythagoras' identity on the right triangle

The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides, that is

?² = 12² + 16² = 144 + 256 = 400 ( take the square root of both sides )

? = = 20

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.