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No. of Tangents to a Circle from a Given Point

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Construct three tangents( from a point outside to the circle ) to the circle of radius $5 c m$ .

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1. DRAW A CIRCLE OF RADIUS 5 CM
2. MARK A POINT C 8 CM AWAY FROM THE CENTER B .
3. DRAW A PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR.
4. WHEREVER THE PERPENDICULAR BISECTOR INTERSECT THE LINE TAKE THAT POINT AS CENTER AND DRAW A CIRCLE .
5.JOIN THE POINTS WHERE THE CIRCLE TOUCHES THE CIRCLE WITH CENTER B .
LENGTH OF TANGENT PC = 6 CM

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