Negative 4 (2 x + 3) = 2 x + 6 minus (8 x + 2)

Find the length of the following tangent segments to the circles centered at o and o' whose radii are 5 and 3 respectively and the distance between o and o' is 12. what is the tangent segment of cd?

To prove that def ~ gfh by the sss similarity theorem using the information provided in the diagram, it would be enough additional information to know that

Billy plotted −3 4 and −1 4 on a number line to determine that −3 4 is smaller than −1 4 .is he correct? explain why or why not