मराठी

In the following figure, CP and CQ are tangents to a circle with centre O. ARB is another tangent touching the circle at R. If CP = 11 cm and BC = 7 cm, then find the length of BR.

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प्रश्न

In the following figure, CP and CQ are tangents to a circle with centre O. ARB is another tangent touching the circle at R. If CP = 11 cm and BC = 7 cm, then find the length of BR.

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उत्तर

Given:

CP = 11 cm (so CQ = 11 cm, tangents from C are equal).

BC = 7 cm.

Step-wise calculation:

1. Since CP = CQ, CQ = 11 cm.

2. On CQ the point B divides it, so BQ = CQ – BC = 11 – 7 = 4 cm.

3. Tangents from the same external point are equal, so BR = BQ = 4 cm.

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