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Draw a circle having radius 3 cm. Draw a chord XY = 5 cm. Draw tangents at point X and Y without using centre.

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Draw a circle of r=3cm
Take a point X on it and mark a length 5cm and Join XY
Take a point M on the major arc.
Join MX and MY
Now,
RXY=XMY
and RYX=XMY
XR and YR are tangents.

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