Construction of Tangents to a Circle from a Point outside the Circle
From which po...
Question
From which point shown below can we draw two tangents to the following circle?
P is a point outside the circle, R inside the circle and Q lies on the circle.
A
P
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B
Q
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C
R
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D
Both P and Q
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Solution
The correct option is A P Two tangents can be drawn on to a circle if the point is exterior to it. In this case, since P is the only point exterior to the circle, so we can draw two tangents from P.