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Question
Construct tangent to a circle with centre A and radius 3.4 cm at any point P on it.
Solution
- Draw a circle with centre A and radius 3.4 cm.
- Take any point P on the circle.
- Draw ray AX.
- Draw line l perpendicular to ray AX through point P.
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