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The length of the direct common tangent to two circles of radii 12cm and 4cm is 15cm.Calculate the distance between their centres. 
Asked by prodyumna02 | 11 Feb, 2019, 03:23: PM
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Construct EC||AB
AB=15cm=EC
AD=12 cm
CB=4 cm
DE=12-4=8
Tangent is perpendicular to radius
ABCE is rectangle
triangle DEC is a right-angled triangle
so 
DC2=DE2+EC2
DC=17
Answered by Arun | 11 Feb, 2019, 03:59: PM

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