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Question
Take a point O on the plane at the paper. With O as center draw a circle of radius 3 cm. Take a point P on this circle and draw a tangent at P.
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Solution
Steps of construction:
(i) Take a point O on the plane at the paper and draw a circle at radius 3 cm.
(ii) Take a point P on the circle and join OP.
(iii) Construction ∠ OPT = 90°
(iv) Produce TP to T' obtain the required tangent TPT'.
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