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PA is a tangent to the circle with centre O. If `BC= 3 cm, AC = 4 cm`, and `DeltaACB=DeltaPAO`, find OA and `(OP)/(AP)`.

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`OA = 2.5 cm` and `(OP)/(AP)=5/4`.
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