wiz-icon
MyQuestionIcon
MyQuestionIcon
1
You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!
Question

Construct a pair of tangents to a cricle of radius 3.5 cm from a point 3.5 cm away from the circle.

Open in App
Solution

Draw a circle of radius 3.5cm
Mark a point P at a distance of 7cm from center O in any direction
Join OP and locate its midpoint M
Taking M as center draw a circle of radius OM=3.5cm
This circle cuts the initial circle at A and B. Join AP and BP
AP and BP are the tangents from P

892110_564037_ans_f3865a92d3e946cc8d2bebb9b29b7020.png

flag
Suggest Corrections
thumbs-up
0
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
similar_icon
Related Videos
thumbnail
lock
Drawing Tangents to a Circle
MATHEMATICS
Watch in App
Join BYJU'S Learning Program
CrossIcon