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Standard X
Mathematics
Construction of Tangent When Point is on the Circle
Draw a circle...
Question
Draw a circle with centre P and radius
3.1
cm. Draw a chord MN of length
3.8
cm. Draw tangents to the circle through points M and N.
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Solution
Draw a circle with radius
3.1
c
m
and mark a point
M
. From
M
cut a arc of
3.8
c
m
and Join
M
N
chord.
Take a point
C
on the major arc ,measure
∠
M
C
N
.
Takng
M
N
as base and
M
and
N
as vertex, make an angle equal to
∠
M
C
N
, that meet at
R
or Draw perpendiculars to radius
M
O
and
N
O
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