Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Circles: Chords, Tangents and Secants · easy
Find the length of a tangent drawn from a point 13 cm from the center of a circle with radius 5 cm.
- 12 cm
- 10 cm
- 14 cm
- 8 cm
Answer
A. 12 cm
Solution
Tangent =sqrt(132-52)=sqrt(169-25)=sqrt(144)=12 cm.
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