Radius and tangent length given: distance of the point from the centre

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18 Sep 2025 S2
73 $A circle has radius 7 cm. A tangent is drawn from an external point P. If the length of the tangent is 24 cm, what is the distance from P to the center of the circle?$
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19 Sep 2025 S1
73 $The length of each of two tangents drawn from an external point to a circle is 10 cm. What is the approximate distance from the external point to the center of the circle, if the radius is 6 cm?$
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