A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of...

A tangent PQ at a point P of a circle of radius 5 cm meets a line through the centre O at a point Q so that OQ = 12 cm. Length PQ is:

12 cm

13 cm

8.5 cm

`sqrt(119)`cm

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