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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 OB, Let OB 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
OA=OC.... (Radii of the same circle)
Now OB=OC+BC
OB>OC
OB>OA
OA<OB
B is an arbitary on the tangent l
Hence OA is shorter than any other line segment joining O to any point on l
Hence OAl

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