Draw a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 5 cm which are inclined to each other at an angle of 60º.

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asked Feb 6, 2018 in Mathematics by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 381 1015

Draw a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 5 cm which are inclined to each other at an angle of 60º.

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answered Feb 6, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
 
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Step V:  Let the two perpendiculars intersect each other at P.
Then, PA and PC are required tangents.
Justification:
Since OA is the radius, so PA has to be a tangent to the circle. Similarly, PC is also tangent to the circle.

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