Answer:
PR = 24
Step-by-step explanation:
OQ = 10 is the radius, and so is segment RO. Both are the same length as they are the radii of the same circle. Triangle ORP has a leg of RO = 10 and a hypotenuse of PO = 26. The unknown side is PR = x.
Use the pythagorean theorem. We can use this theorem because the tangent formed (at point R) creates a 90-degree angle.
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
(PR)^2 + (RO)^2 = (PO)^2
x^2 + 10^2 = 26^2
x^2 + 100 = 676
x^2 = 676 - 100
x^2 = 576
x = sqrt(576) ... apply square root
x = 24
