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A pair of tangents can be constructed from a point P to a circle of radius 3.5 cm situated at a distance of 3 cm from the centre.

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Since, the radius of the circle is 3.5 cm i.e., r=3.5 cm and a point P situated at a distance of 3 cm from the centre i.e, d=3 cm
We see that, `r gt d`
i.e.,a point P lies inside the circle. So, no tangent can be drawn to a circle from a point lying inside it.
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