Question

construct tangent to a circle of radius 3cm from a point on concentric circle of radius 5 cm and measure its length?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Following are the steps to draw tangents on the given circle:

•Draw a circle of 3 cm radius with centre O on the given plane.

•Draw a circle of 5 cm radius, taking O as its centre. Locate a point P on this circle and join OP.

Bisect OP. ...

•Taking M as its centre and MO as its radius, draw a circle. ...

•Join PQ and PR.

Answer 2

Following are the steps to draw tangents on the given circle

1. Draw a circle of 3 cm radius with centre O on the given plane.
2. Draw a circle of 5 cm radius, taking O as its centre. Locate a point P on this circle and join OP.
3. Bisect OP. ...
4. Taking M as its centre and MO as its radius, draw a circle. ...
5. Join PQ and PR.