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Question
Complete the following activity to draw tangents to the circle.
- Draw a circle with radius 3.3 cm and center O. Draw chord PQ of length 6.6 cm. Draw ray OP and ray OQ.
- Draw a line perpendicular to the ray OP from P.
- Draw a line perpendicular to the ray OQ from Q.
Solution
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