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5. Draw a line segment AB of length 8 cm. Taking A as centre, draw a circle of radius 4 cm and taking B as centre, draw another circle of radius 3 cm. Construct tangents to each circle from the centre of the other circle.

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(i) Draw a line segment AB having a length of 8 cm.

(ii) Now, taking A as a centre draw a circle of radius 4 cm. And taking B as a centre draw a circle of radius 3 cm.

(iii) Bisect the line AB and name the mid-point as C.

(iv) Taking C as a centre and AC as radius draw a circle.

(v) Name the intersection points of the circle as P, Q, R, S.

(vi) Join the lines and these are our required tangents.

                                        

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