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A line touches a circle of radius 4 cm. Another line is drawn which is tangent to the circle. If the two lines are parallel then distance between them is

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4cm
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6cm
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C
7cm
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D
8cm
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Solution

The correct option is D 8cm
Distance of tangent from the centre=Radius=2cm.
Therefore distance of AB from centre=Distance of CD from centre=4cm.
Distance between AB and CD=2×Radius =8cm

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