Question

Find the length of tangent drawn to the circle from a point 10cm away from the centre of a circle radius 6cm.

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Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that, a line drawn through the centre to the point of contact is perpendicular to the tangent at that point of contact.

∠OTP=90

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OT and OP is given

by applying pythogoras theorm

OP

2

=OT

2

+TP

2

TP=

OP

2

−OT

2

TP=

10

2

−5

2

TP=

75

cm

therefore length of chord TP is 5

3

option B is the answer