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Tangent from an External Point Are Equal

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State True or False
The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point are equal.

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True

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False

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The correct option is A True
The lengths of tangents drawn from an external point are equal.

Here, PA and PB are tangents drawn to the circle with centre O from the external point P. Hence, PA=PB.

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