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The angle between the tangent at a point on a circle and the radius at the point of contact is


A

180o

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90o

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45o

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60o

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Solution

The correct option is B

90o


Take point Q outside the circle on the line XY which is a tangent to the circle with centre O at the point of contact P.

OQ > OP For every point on the line XY except the point P, OP is the shortest of all the distances of the point o to the points of XY.

So, OP is the perpendicular to XY. Or it makes an angle of 90o with the tangent XY.


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