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Mathematics · 2023 · 3 marks
CBSE 2023 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q28
Prove that the angle between the two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is supplementary to the angle subtended by the line- segment joining the points of contact at the centre.
Marking-scheme solution
PA and PB are tangents drawn from the external point P to the circle with centre O.
In quad. OAPB,
\[\begin{aligned}
& \angle \mathrm{OAP}+\angle \mathrm{APB}+\angle \mathrm{OBP}+\angle \mathrm{AOB}=360^{\circ} \\
& 90^{\circ}+\angle \mathrm{APB}+90^{\circ}+\angle \mathrm{AOB}=360^{\circ}(\text { Tangent } \perp \text { radius }) \\
& \angle \mathrm{APB}+\angle \mathrm{AOB}=360^{\circ}-180^{\circ}=180^{\circ}
\end{aligned}
\]
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