If two tangents are drawn from a point outside a circle to the circle, what is t

If two tangents are drawn from a point outside a circle to the circle, what is the relationship between the lengths of the tangents?

If two tangents are drawn from a point outside a circle to the circle, what is the relationship between the lengths of the tangents?

Step 1: Understand what a tangent is. A tangent is a line that touches a circle at exactly one point.
Step 2: Imagine a circle and a point outside the circle. This point is where we will draw the tangents.
Step 3: Draw two lines (tangents) from the outside point to the circle. Each line should touch the circle at one point.
Step 4: Label the point outside the circle as 'P', the points where the tangents touch the circle as 'A' and 'B'.
Step 5: Notice that the two tangents PA and PB are drawn from the same point P to the circle.
Step 6: According to the properties of tangents, the lengths of the two tangents PA and PB are equal.
Step 7: Therefore, the relationship between the lengths of the tangents is that they are always equal.

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