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Draw a circle of radius 6cm. From a point 10cm away from its centre, construct the pair of tangents to the circle and measure their lengths.

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1. A circle with a radius of 6 cm is drawn taking O as the centre.
2. Point P is marked at 10 cm away from the centre of the circle.
3. With the half of compass mark M which is the midpoint of OP. ...
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