Question

Radius of a circle is 6cm. Then the length of the tangent segment from a point at a distance of 8cm. From the center of the circle is.......cm.

Answer 1

Answer:

since distance from centre to tangent is perpendicular to tangent and bisect it ,

But your question is wrong , as radius of circle is never less than distance from tangent ...

it will come in negative ...

Answer 2

Answer:

by using Pythagoras theorem we get the answer