Question
Download Solution PDFIn the given figure, PAB is a secant and PT is a tangent to the circle from P. If PT = 8 cm, PA = 6 cm and AB = x cm, then the value of x is:
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGiven:
PT = 8 cm
PA = 6 cm
Formula used
PT2 = PA × PB
Here, PT is tangent
Calculation:
Let AB be "x"
PT2 = PA × PB
82 = 6(6 + x)
32/3 = 6 + x
x = 14/3
The value of AB is 14/3 cm.
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