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Construct a tangent to a circle of radius 4 cm from a point on the concentric circle of radius 6 cm and measure its length. Also verify the measurement by actual calculation.

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Steps of construction:
Take ‘O’ as centre and radius 4 cm and 6 cm respectively to draw two circles.
Take a point ‘P’ on the bigger circle and join OP.
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