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Lengths of Tangents Drawn from External Point

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$\begin{matrix} A s s e r t i o n (A) & R e a s o n (R) I f t w o t a n g e n t s a r e d r a w n t o a c i r c l e & A p a r a l l e l o g r a m c i r c u m s c r i b i n g a f r o m a n e x t e r n a l p o i n t t h e n t h e y & c i r c l e i s a r h o m b u s . s u b t e n d e q u a l a n g l e s a t t h e c e n t r e . \end{matrix}$

The correct answer is (a)/(b)/(c)/(d).

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Solution

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (A).

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