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In the figure ,PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. also CD is a tangent to the circle at Q. if PA = 8 cm and CQ = 3cm , then PC is equal to …………..

A

11cm

B

5cm

C

24cm

D

30 cm

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