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A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at a point Q so that OQ =12 cm. Length PQ is .

A

12 cm

B

13 cm

C

`8.5` cm

D

`sqrt(119) cm `

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` :. t = sqrt(119)`
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