the length of a tangent from a point a at distance 5 cm from the centre of the circle is 4 cm find the radius of the circle.
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Let AT be the tangent drawn from a point A to a circle with centre
O and OA=5 cm and AT=4 cm. Since tangent at a point is
perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact
∴OT⊥AT
∴ from right angled △OAT,
(OA)2=(OT)2+(TA)2
⇒(5)2=(OT)2+(4)2
⇒25−16=(OT)2
⇒9=(OT)2
⇒OT=3 cm
∴ radius of the circle =3 cm.
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