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Revision as of 17:43, 10 March 2009
The two tangent theorem states that given a circle, if P is any point lying outside the circle, and if A and B are points such that PA and PB are tangent to the circle, then PA = PB.
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Proofs
Proof 1
Since 
and 
are both right triangles with two equal sides, the third sides are both equal.
Proof 2
From a simple application of the Power of a Point Theorem, the result follows.
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