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Two circles with centres P and Q of radii 7 cm and 3cm, respectively, touch each other externally at a point A. BC is a direct common tangent to these two circles where B and C are the point on the circles respectively. The length of BC is:
केंद्र P और Q के साथ दो दो वृत्त, जिनकी त्रिज्याएँ क्रमशः 7 सेमी और 3 सेमी है , एक दूसरे को बाहरी रूप से स्पर्श करते हैं। BC इन दो वृत्त में एक सीधा स्पर्शरेखा है जहां क्रमशः छ और C वृत्त पर बिंदु हैं। BC की लंबाई है

A

`sqrt(21) cm`

B

`3sqrt(21) cm`

C

`2sqrt(21) cm`

D

`4sqrt(21) cm`

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