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The number of tangents that can be drawn to a circle at any point on it is

A

2

B

1

C

3

D

infinetly many

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BEYOND PUBLICATION-TANGENTS AND SECANTS TO CIRCLE-EXERCISE
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  13. The length of the tangnet draw from an ecterior point is 8 cm away fro...

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