Question

A tangent is drawn from a point at a distance of 17 cm of circle C (0, r) of radius 8 cm. The length of it’s tangent is?

Answer 1

Answer:

Length of tangent is 15 cm.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Ans = 15cm

Step-by-step explanation:

Three sides -

Using Pythagoras Theorem,

$x^{2} + 8^2 = 17^2$

$x^2 = 289 - 64\\x^2 = 225\\x =\sqrt{225}\\x = 15cm$

Therefore, The answer is 15 cm.