Q15 of 180 Page 1

PA and PB are two tangents drawn from an external point P to a circle with centre C and radius 4 cm. If PA PB, then length of each tangent is _______.

The diagram is given below.



It is given that, APB = 90° [PA PC]


After joining AC and BC, we find that PACB is a square.


CAB and CBP are both 90° as radii of a circle is perpendicular to the tangent at the point of contact.


Hence, PA = PB = 4cm.


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