Find the length of the tangent from a point M Which is at a distance of 17cm from the centre O of the circle of radius 8cm
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Step-by-step explanation:
Om=17
Let the tangent touches at point x
Therefore OX = radius = 8
In triangle XOM
O=90° (tangent theorem)
Xm^2 =om^2 +xm^2
=17^2 +8^2
~17.8 cm
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