Question
Construct a circle whose radius is equal to 4 cm. Let P be a point whose distance from its centre is 6 cm. Construct two tangents to it from P.
Solution
Steps of Construction :
(i) Take a point O in the plane of the paper and draw a circle of radius 4 cm.
(ii) Mark a point P at a distance of 6 cm from the centre O and join OP.
(iii) Bisect the line segment OP. Let the point of bisection be M.
(iv) Taking M as centre and OM as radius, draw a circle to intersect the given circle at the points T and T’.
(v) Join PT and PT’ to gel the required tangents.
