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Tangents to a circle: why a tangent meets the radius at a right angle, and why tangents from one point are equal.

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Tangent to a Circle and the Radius Theorem, Class 10

Learn what secants and tangents are, prove that a tangent is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact, count tangents from a point, and find tangent lengths with Pythagoras through worked examples.

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