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In the given figure, PA and PB are tangents to the circle drawn from an external point P. CD is a third tangent touching the circle at Q. If PA = 10 cm and CQ = 2cm then what is the length of PC ?

A

8 cm

B

7 cm

C

4 cm

D

None of these

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