A geometry (circles and tangents) problem

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There is a circle with centre at origin. D and E are two tangent points of the circle from point C. FGHI is a rectangle and it is given that DG=5 and GI=4. And I have to find the length of EH

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Extend $HF$ to cut the circle second time at $J$. By the power of the point $H$ with respect to the circle we have $$HE^2 = HF\cdot HJ = HF\cdot (HF+2DG) =4\cdot 14 $$

so $$HE = 2\sqrt{14}$$