If a circle is drawn AB is a tangent
Radius is 8cm then find the length of the tangent from the center of the circle.

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This will be $90^{\circ}$
$∴$ Apply pythagoras theoram
in $Δ O A B$

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If a circle is drawn AB is a tangent Radius is 8cm then find the length of the tangent from the center of the circle.

This will be 90∘ ∴ Apply pythagoras theoram in ΔOAB

If a circle is drawn AB is a tangent
Radius is 8cm then find the length of the tangent from the center of the circle.

This will be $90^{\circ}$
$∴$ Apply pythagoras theoram
in $Δ O A B$