From a point that is away from the centre of a circle of radius

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Problem

From a point

P

that is

13\,\text{cm}

away from the centre of a circle of radius

5\,\text{cm}

, a tangent

PT

is drawn to the circle. Find

PT

. (a)

14\,\text{cm}

(b)

12\,\text{cm}

(c)

8\,\text{cm}

(d)

13\,\text{cm}