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Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. Mark a point P at a distance of 5 cm from the centre of the circle drawn. Draw two tangents PA and PB to the given circle and find the length of each tangent.

A

`4 cm`

B

`6 cm`

C

`2 cm`

D

`7 cm`

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