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Two circles whose centres are A & B touches internally to each other as shown in figure their radii are 5 and 3 units respectively. The perpendicular bisector of AB meets at P and Q on the outer circle. Find the length of PQ.

A

4√6

B

4

C

2√6

D

2

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`4 sqrt(6)` cm
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