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The length of tangent drawn from a point 10 cm away from the center of a circle of radius 6 cm is 

Option: 1

6


Option: 2

7


Option: 3

9


Option: 4

8


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Let,

OP =  tangent drawn from a point to center = 10

OT = raius = 6 cm

OP2 = OT2 + PT2 [By Pythagoras Theorem]  

102 = 62 + PT2  

PT2 = 102 – 62 = 100 - 36 =64  

PT = 8  

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HARSH KANKARIA

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