The length of the tangent drawn to a cir...

The length of the tangent drawn to a circle with radius 'r' from a point P which is 'd' units from the centre is ……

A

`sqrt( a^2 - r^2)`

B

`sqrt( r^2 - d^2)`

C

`sqrt (dr)`

D

`sqrt (d + r)`

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