Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

(a) Define a tangent segment to a circle. (b) A point PP lies outside a circle with centre OO and two tangents PAPA and PBPB are drawn. List, with reasons, the three pairs of equal sides or angles you would use to prove that △OAP\triangle OAP and △OBP\triangle OBP are congruent. (c) Explain how this congruence establishes that PA=PBPA=PB.

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