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Please tell me the construction of tangents at a point on the cricle as well as from outside the circle WITHOUT USING THE CENTRE and also give its justification.

Please tell me the construction of tangents at a point on the cricle as well as from outside the circle WITHOUT USING THE CENTRE and also give its justification.

Grade:10

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divya
38 Points
8 years ago
DRAW ASECANT SAY PAB TO INTERSECT THE CIRCLE AT A AND B
PRODUCE AP TO POINT C SUCH THAT PA=PC
WITH BC AS DIAMETER DRAW A SEMICIRCLE
DRAW PO PERPENDICULAR CB,INTERSECTING SEMICIRCLE AT O.
TAKING PO AS RADIUS AND P AS CENTER DRAW ARC TO INTERSECT THE CIRCLE SAY AT T AND T’
JOIN PT AND PT’.WHICH ARE THE TANGENTS.
HOPE THIS WILL HELP. BEST OF LUCK

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