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If PT is a tangent at T to a circle whose centre is O and $OP = 17\ cm$, $OT = 8\ cm$. Find the length of the tangent segment PT.
Given:
PT is a tangent at T to a circle whose centre is O and $OP = 17\ cm$, $OT = 8\ cm$.To do:
We have to find the length of the tangent segment PT.
Solution:
$OP = 17\ cm$ and $OT = 8\ cm$
$PT$ is the tangent to the circle at $T$.
$OT\ perp\ PT$
In right angled triangle $OTP$,
By Pythagoras theorem,
$OP^2= OT^2+ TP^2$
$17^2 = 8^2 + TP^2$
$TP^2= 289 - 64$
$= 225$
$= 15^2$
Therefore,
$TP = 15\ cm$
The length of the tangent segment PT is 15 cm.
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