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The length of the tangent to a circle from a point P, which is 25 cm away from the centre, is 24 cm. What is the radius of the circle.

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    A
    7 cm
    B
    12 cm
    C
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    B
    27 cm
    C
    26 cm
    D
    25 cm

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