ab is a chord of length 24 cm of a circle of radius 13 centimetre. tangent at A and B intersect at point c find the length of AC
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Step-by-step explanation:
AB=24 CM, OA=OB=13 CM. O IS THE CENTRE OF THE CIRCLE.
DRAW OD PERPENDICULAR TO AB, AD= BD= 12 CM.
NOW AC AND BC ARE TANGENTS.
IN TRIANGLE AOD, OD= 5 CM (BY PYTHAGORAS THEOREM).
NOW, IN TRIANGLE AOD AND TRIANGLE CAD,
<OAD= 90-<AOD AND < ACD= 90-<OAD.
THUS, <OAD= <ACD.
<ADO=<ADC=90.
BY AA SIMILARITY,
TRIANGLE AOD ~ TRIANGLE CAD.
RATIO OF SIDES:AC/OA = AD/OD THUS ,
AC/13 = 12/5
AC= (12 X 13)/5
=31.2 CM.
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