SSC Selection Post 2025 PYQ — Question 48

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 2nd August 2025 - Shift 3 • Quantitative Aptitude • Q48

Two tangents are drawn from an external point to a circle. What can be said about their lengths?

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The lengths of the two tangents drawn from a point outside a circle are always equal.

If tangents are drawn from an external point P to the points of contact A and B, then: PA = PB

Thus, the lengths of both tangents are equal.