Of all distances from the centre to points on a tangent, the shortest …

Question

Of all distances from the centre to points on a tangent, the shortest is the:

Accepted Answer

C. Radius

1. The perpendicular distance is always the shortest.
2. That perpendicular is the radius at the contact point.
3. So the shortest distance is the radius.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics Class X, Chapter 10, Circles._

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Sector

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Median

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Circum

Of all distances from the centre to points on a tangent, the shortest is the:

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