If PA and PB are tangents from an outside point P such that PA = 10 cm and ∠APB = 60°. Find the length of chord AB.
Let us first put the given data in the form of a diagram.

From the property of tangents we know that the length of two tangents drawn to a circle from a common external point will always be equal. Therefore,
PA=PB
Consider the triangle PAB. Since we have PA=PB, it is an isosceles triangle. We know that in an isosceles triangle, the angles opposite to the equal sides will be equal. Therefore we have,
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Also, sum of all angles of a triangle will be equal to
. Therefore,
$\angle P A B+\angle P B A+\angle A P B=180^{\circ}$
$60^{\circ}+2 \angle P B A=180^{\circ}$
$2 \angle P B A=120^{\circ}$
$\angle P A B=60^{\circ}$
Since we know that $\angle P A B=\angle P B A$,
$\angle P A B=60^{\circ}$
Now if we see the values of all the angles of the triangle, all the angles measure
. Therefore triangle PAB is an equilateral triangle.
We know that in an equilateral triangle all the sides will be equal.
It is given in the problem that side PA = 10 cm. Therefore, all the sides will measure 10 cm. Hence, AB = 10 cm.
Thus the length of the chord AB is 10 cm.