Point is away from the centre of a circle of radius

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Problem

Point

P

is

13\,\text{cm}

away from the centre

O

of a circle of radius

5\,\text{cm}

. Find the length of the tangent drawn from

P

to the circle. (a)

18\text{ cm}

(b)

8\text{ cm}

(c)

12\text{ cm}

(d)

14\text{ cm}

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