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A circular tabletop of radius 7 cm is being studied by Kabir. He picks a point exactly at the centre of the table.
He asks how many tangents to the circular edge pass through this central point.
What is the answer?

Class 10Number of Tangents from a PointGeometry
  • A2
  • B3
  • C0
  • D1

Step-by-Step Solution

The centre is inside the circle (distance 0 < radius), so no tangent can pass through it.
Answer: C) 0

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