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The length of the tangnet draw from an ecterior point is 8 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 6 cm is ……

A

`2sqrt7` cm

B

`3sqrt7` cm

C

`sqrt7` cm

D

10cm

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VGS PUBLICATION-BRILLIANT-TANGENTS AND SECANTS TO A CIRCLE-EXERCISE
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  13. If the radii of two concentric circles are 5 cm and 13 cm then the len...

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  14. If tangents PA and PB from a point P to a circle with centre O are inc...

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  15. In a right triangle ABC, right angled at B , BC = 15 cm and AB = 8 cm ...

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  16. How many tangnet lines can be drawn to a circle from a point outside t...

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  18. A circle may have ........ parallel tangents utmost.

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  19. A tangent to a circle intersects it in ………. Point (s) .

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