Daniel needs to figure out the amount of grain that is
held in a silo. Before he can do so, he must know the
radius of the silo. He currently knows that when he is
standing approximately 8 feet away from the silo he is
approximately 16 feet away from a point of tangency of
the silo.
Before we investigate this problem further, let's look
at a few example problems that might aid us in our
investigation.
Given the diagrams below, find the unknown lengths.
Show all work.
Now try drawing a diagram for the given problem.
Now, how might you use what you know about tangents of
circles to go about solving this problem?
What is the length of the radius of the silo? Show your
work.