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HTML
Radio 1: <input id="r1" type="radio"><a href="#tab1">1</a> <br>
Radio 1: <input id="r2" type="radio"><a href="#tab2">2</a>
JavaScript
$("a[href='#tab2']").prev().attr("checked", "checked")
Radio 1: <input id="r1" type="radio"><a href="#tab1">1</a> <br>
Radio 1: <input id="r2" type="radio"><a href="#tab2">2</a>
$("a[href='#tab2']").prev().attr("checked", "checked")