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Grade 12th pass10 grade maths

Two parallel lines touch the circle at points A and B respectively. If area of the circle is 25 n cm2, then AB is equal to (a) 5 cm (b) 8 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 25 cm

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
Answer: c Explaination: (c) Let radius of circle = R ∴ πR² = 25π ⇒ R = 5 cm ∴ Distance between two parallel tangents = diameter = 2 × 5 = 10 cm.