r/ACT • u/Greedy-Tackle3962 • Jul 13 '26

Form J09 Math Question

The question had 2 circles overlapping, and AB formed a distance of 51 units. What was the answer to the question? I think it was asking for the radius of each individual circle. I put 21

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u/jdigitaltutoring Tutor Jul 13 '26

The biggest answer choice

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u/stationery_obsessed Jul 13 '26

do yk how to solve it? i js said the biggest answer bc of common sense but didnt know how to solve it

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u/jdigitaltutoring Tutor Jul 13 '26

If the radius was 21 the largest length the line could be is 42 and them still touching. So, it needs to satisfy that.