Draw a circle of radius 4 cm. Draw tangent to the circle making an angle of 60° with a line passing through the centre.

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

Steps of Construction:

1. Draw a circle with center O and radius of length 4cm.

2. Draw any radius OP of this circle.

3. Extend OP to Q.

4. Draw angle AOP = 30°.

5. From A, draw angle of 90°.

6. The two lines intersect each other at B.

7. Then BA is the required tangent as angle ABP = 60°