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Construct a tangent at any point P on a circle of radius 3 cm

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1. Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. Take any point P on it.
2. Join OP and extend the ray.
3. From point P draw an arc with radius OP such that it intersects the ray OP again at A.
4. From point O and A draw two intersecting arcs and mark the intersection points as Q.

Line PQ is the required tangent.

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