What would be the distance between any two parallel tangents to a circle having radius equal to 5 cm?

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Solution

The correct option is B 10
The distance between any two parallel tangents to the circle is always equal to the diameter of the given circle.
Diameter of the circle $= 2 \times$ Radius $= 2 \times 5 = 10 c m$
Answer: option b

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