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Question
Segment DP and segment DQ are tangent segments to the circle with center A. If DP = 7 cm. So find the length of the segment DQ?
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Solution
Seg DP and seg DQ are the tangents to the circle.
∴ DP = DQ ...[Tangent segment theorem]
∴ DQ = 7 cm ...[Given]
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