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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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Draw AB = 8 cm. With A and B as centres, radii as 4 cm and 3 cm respectively draw two circles.
Draw the perpendicular bisector of AB, intersecting AB at O.
With O as the centre and OA as radius draw a circle that intersects the two circles at P, Q, R and S.
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