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Published on: August 14, 2026
Let 
and 
be tangents at the extremities of a diameter 
of a circle of radius such that
and 
intersect at a point 
on the circumference of the circle, then 
equals
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Given that and
be tangents at the extremities of a diameter PR of a circle of radius 
such that PS and 
intersect at a point 
on the circumference of a circle
From the diagram, in 
and in ,
From Eqs (i) and (ii), we have 
From Eqs. (ii) and (iii), we have
Since 
, then
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