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In the given figure PM is a tangent to the circle and PA =AM.
Prove that
(i) `DeltaPMB` is isosceles
(ii) `PAXxPB=MB^(2)`

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`DeltaPMB is ` isosceles
`PAxxBPb=MB^(2)`
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