Construct a tangent to a circle of radius 4 cm from a point on the concentric circle of radius
6cm and measure its length. Also verify the measurement by actual calculation.
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Construct a tangent to a circle of radius 4 cm from a point on the concentric circle of radius
6cm and measure its length. Also verify the measurement by actual calculation.
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Answer:
I won't like construction using compass and ruler to get the answer and say, "Check the attachment for your answer."
I used Grapher for this.
Check the attachment for your answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
By Pythagoras Theorem, the length of each Tangent should be
[tex]2 \times \sqrt{ ({6}^{2} } - {4}^{2} ) \\ = 2 \times \sqrt{(36 - 16)} \\ = 2 \sqrt{20} \\ = 4 \sqrt{5} [/tex]