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Which statement about the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is always true?

Class 10Tangent Lengths and IncirclesGeometry
  • AThey are parallel
  • BThey are equal in length
  • CThey are perpendicular to each other
  • DOne is twice the other

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Theorem: the lengths of tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal. They meet at P, so they cannot be parallel, and they are perpendicular only in special cases.
Answer: B) They are equal in length

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