Which of the following expressions gives the length of a tangent drawn from an…

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Problem

Which of the following expressions gives the length

PT

of a tangent drawn from an external point

P

to a circle with centre

O

and radius

r

, if

OP = d

? (a)

\sqrt{d^{2}+r^{2}}

(b)

d-r

(c)

\sqrt{d^{2}-r^{2}}

(d)

\dfrac{d^{2}-r^{2}}{d}