Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle.

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asked Mar 13, 2018 in Mathematics by paayal (26,720 points) 4 6 11
Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line-segment joining the points of contact at the centre.

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answered Mar 13, 2018 by sanjaydas (61,430 points) 5 7 7
selected Mar 14, 2018 by faiz
 
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So, it is clear that angle subtended by TP and TQ is supplementary to angle subtended by OP and OQ.

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