Q.What is the length of the tangent drawn from an external point located 17 cm away from the center of a circle with a radius of 4 cm?

OB ⊥ AB and OA = 17 cm, OB = 8 cm ∴ OB\(^2\) + AB\(^2\) = OA\(^2\) Or, 8\(^2\) + AB\(^2\) = 17\(^2\) Or, AB\(^2\) = 289 − 64 = 225 Or, AB = √225 = 15 \(\therefore\) The length of the tangent drawn to the circle is 15 cm.
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