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To calculate:The value of PD.
Answer to Problem 5WE
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Calculation:
Consider
In the given figure, AP and BP are given as the tangents to the circle.
Use the fact thatif
Consider circle II:
CP and BP are tangents to the circle.
As it is known that tangents drawn from any point external to the circle onto the same circle are equal,
Consider circle III:
PD and PC are tangents to the circle.
As tangents drawn from an external point to a circle are equal,
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