Find the length of tangent, drawn from a point which is at a distance – McqOptions

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1.	Find the length of tangent, drawn from a point which is at a distance of 5 cm from the centre of the circle of radius 3 cm.
A.	3 cm
B.	4 cm
C.	2 cm
D.	None of these
Answer» C. 2 cm

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