Multiple choice

If length of a tangent from an external point to a circle is 8 cm, then length of the other tangent from the same point is 8 cm.

  1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

  2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

  3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

  4. Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct

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A Correct answer
AI explanation

The assertion states that the lengths of two tangents drawn from the same external point to a circle are equal, so if one is 8 cm, the other is also 8 cm. The reason correctly explains this property because the two right triangles formed by the tangents, the radii, and the line joining the external point to the centre are congruent. Therefore, both the assertion and reason are correct, and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.