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Standard X
Mathematics
Construction of Tangent When Point is on the Circle
Construct a p...
Question
Construct a pair of tangents to a cricle of radius 3.5 cm from a point 3.5 cm away from the circle.
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Solution
Draw a circle of radius
3.5
c
m
Mark a point
P
at a distance of
7
c
m
from center
O
in any direction
Join
O
P
and locate its midpoint
M
Taking
M
as center draw a circle of radius
O
M
=
3.5
c
m
This circle cuts the initial circle at
A
and
B
. Join
A
P
and
B
P
A
P
and
B
P
are the tangents from
P
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