Respuesta :

From the circle geometry theorem, a tangent to a circle makes 90° angles with the radius of the circle.
 
RQ is perpendicular to QP
Triangle RQP is a right-angled triangle

by Pythagoras theorem

[tex]RP= \sqrt{5.3^{2}+ 3^{2} }=6.1[/tex] units (rounded to one decimal place)