In the figure below SR is a tangent to the circle, PQR is a straight line and PQ: QR = 1:1. Find PR and QR given...

      

In the figure below SR is a tangent to the circle, PQR is a straight line and PQ: QR = 1:1.
Find PR and QR given that SR = 8√2 cm

  

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Kavungya answered the question on November 2, 2019 at 08:03

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