A lizard needs to stay a safe distance from a cactus. The diameter of the cactus is 12 inches. If the lizard is 8 inches from a
point of tangency, find the direct distance between the lizard and the cactus (x). If necessary, round to the hundredths place.
A. X = 4 in.
B. X = 6 in.
C. X = 8 in.
D. X = 16 in.

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step-by-step explanation:

the answer is:

the correct option is the option b.

to calculate the surface area of the right cylinder, we need to use the following formula:

from the picture we know that:

so, substituting and calculting we have:

hence, we have that the correct option is the option b.

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