alleryStart learning →If XY is a tangent to a circle with centre O at point P, then $OP$ is
Aparallel to XY
Bperpendicular to XY
Cequal to XY
Da tangent to XY
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. perpendicular to XY
By the tangent-radius theorem, the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact.
**Therefore $OP \perp XY$.**
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