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Prove that the length of the tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal.

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The attached figure shows two tangents, SK and SR drawn to circle with center O from an external point K.
To prove that: `SK=RK`
Proof:
Normal and tangent at a point on the circle are perpendicular to each other. ...
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