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Grade 1010 grade maths

If from any point on the common chord of two intersecting circles tangents be drawn to circles prove that they are equal.

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10 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Sourabh Singh
10 Years ago
Hii

You can consider XY as the common chord of two intersecting circles. And A is the point on common chord from where you are drawing the common tangents

AM2 = AX * AY

&

AN2 = AX *AY

Hence proved

AM =AN