Draw a pair of tangents to a circle of radius 5 cm which are inclined to each other at an angle of 60°.
Step1: Taking O as a center, Draw a circle of 5cm Radius.
Step2: Now take point P at circumference and join OP. Draw a perpendicular to OP at point P.
Step3: Draw a radius OQ and an angle of with OA.
Step4: Now again draw a perpendicular to OQ at point Q.
Both perpendiculars intersect at point A. AP and AQ are tangents at angle .
Justification:
∠PAQ=60°
By construction,
∠OPA=90°
∠OQA=90°
And ∠POQ=120°
We know, the sum of all interior angles of a quadrilateral is
∠PAQ+∠OPA+∠OQA+∠POQ=360°
∠PAQ+ 90° +90° +120° =360°
∠PAQ=60°
Hence proved.