Q.From point A, which is located 26 cm away from the center O of a circle, a tangent is drawn to the circle with a length of 10 cm. Find the radius of the circle.

OB ⊥ AB and OA = 26 cm, AB = 10 cm ∴ OB² + AB² = OA² i.e., OB² + 10² = 26² i.e., OB² = 676 − 100 = 576 i.e., OB = √576 = 24 ∴ The radius of the circle is 24 cm.
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