CBSE Class 10 Maths (Standard) 2017 · Paper 30(B) · Question 26
Write the steps of construction to construct the tangents to a circle from an external point.
Answer
Draw the circle (centre ) and external point ; join and bisect it at ; with centre and radius draw a circle cutting the given circle at and ; join and — these are the required tangents, since .
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