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PB is a tangent to the circle with centre O at B. AB is a chord of length 24 cm at a distance of 5cm from the centre. If the tangent is of length 20cm ,find the length of PO.

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Naveen Sharma 7 years, 2 months ago

Ans. In Right Angle Triangle  OMB,

OM = 5 cm   [Given]

MB = AB/2 = 24/2 = 12 cm       [perpendicular from the center to chord divided it into two equal part]

OB2 = OM2 + MB2     [By Pythagoras Theorem]

=> OB2 = 25 + 144 = 169

=> OB = 13 cm
 

Now in Right Angle Triangle OBP

OB = 13 cm          [Calculated Above] 

PB = 20 cm          [Given]

PO = OB2 + PB2        [By Pythagoras Theorem]

=> PO2 = 169 + 400

=> PO = \( { \sqrt{569}}\)

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