The length of a tangent drawn from an external point to a circle is 8 cm

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Circles · Circles

Problem

The length of a tangent drawn from an external point to a circle is 8 cm. If the radius of the circle is 6 cm, find the distance of the external point from the centre of the circle.

Related theory

Pythagoras' Theorem
Triangle Properties
Circles
Tangent length properties
Tangent theorem (radius perpendicular to tangent)

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