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Standard XII
Mathematics
Standard Equation of Ellipse
Statement:-Ta...
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Statement:-Tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
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Construction Take point
B
other than
A
on the tangent
l
Join
O
B
, Let
O
B
meet the circle at point
C
.
Proof: We know that among all the line segment joining the point
O
to a point on
l
, the perpendicular is the shortest to
l
O
A
=
O
C
.
.
.
.
(Radii of the same circle)
Now
O
B
=
O
C
+
B
C
⇒
O
B
>
O
C
⇒
O
B
>
O
A
⇒
O
A
<
O
B
B
is an arbitary on the tangent
l
Hence
O
A
is shorter than any other line segment joining
O
to any point on
l
Hence
O
A
⊥
l
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