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Grade 12Analytical Geometry

how to find the area of the triangle formed by 2 tangents ,drawn to a given circle from a fixed point ,and the chord of contact.

Profile image of sagar saha
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Mir Noaman Ali IIT-Roorkee
15 Years ago


As the tangent is perpendicular to the point of contact ...it forms a right angled triangle ...so half base height ... base will be the radius of the circle ...height will be the length of the tanget (root s 11) .... multiply this by 2 to get the total area formed by both the tangents ....PLEASE APPROVE MY ANSWER IF YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE SOLUTION