The length of tagent to a circle which is 13cm distance from a centre of the circle is 12cm. find the radius of the circle
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radius will be 5 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
Given: length of tangent = 12 cm.
Distance of the tangent from the centre of the circle = 13 cm.
Radius of the circle = √13² - 12²
= √169 - 144
= √25 = 5 cm.
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by applying Pythagoras Theorem so we obtain the radius is root 25 which is equal to 5
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