This document defines and illustrates tangent and secant lines of a circle. It provides theorems about tangent lines, including that they are perpendicular to the radius drawn at the point of tangency. Secant lines intersect a circle at two points. Theorems are given about the angles formed between tangent and secant lines, including that the measure of the angle is one-half the difference or sum of the intercepted arcs. Worked problems apply these concepts to determine properties of lines in relation to circles.
This document defines and illustrates tangent and secant lines of a circle. It provides theorems about tangent lines, including that they are perpendicular to the radius drawn at the point of tangency. Secant lines intersect a circle at two points. Theorems are given about the angles formed between tangent and secant lines, including that the measure of the angle is one-half the difference or sum of the intercepted arcs. Worked problems apply these concepts to determine properties of lines in relation to circles.
This document defines and illustrates tangent and secant lines of a circle. It provides theorems about tangent lines, including that they are perpendicular to the radius drawn at the point of tangency. Secant lines intersect a circle at two points. Theorems are given about the angles formed between tangent and secant lines, including that the measure of the angle is one-half the difference or sum of the intercepted arcs. Worked problems apply these concepts to determine properties of lines in relation to circles.
This document defines and illustrates tangent and secant lines of a circle. It provides theorems about tangent lines, including that they are perpendicular to the radius drawn at the point of tangency. Secant lines intersect a circle at two points. Theorems are given about the angles formed between tangent and secant lines, including that the measure of the angle is one-half the difference or sum of the intercepted arcs. Worked problems apply these concepts to determine properties of lines in relation to circles.
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Tangents and
Secants of a Circle Objectives •Define and illustrate tangent and secant of a circle; •Identify and name tangent and secant of a circle; •Illustrate common tangent. Tangent Line • Is a line coplanar with the circle and intersects it in one and only one point. C . • The point of intersection of Q the line and the circle is called . the point of tangency. A. P.
In the figure, intersect the circle at
A. is a tangent line and A is the point of tangency Common Tangent • Is a line that is tangent to two circle in the same plane.
X. .Y M .B .
Common Internal Tangents Common External Tangents
Intersect the segment joining the Do not intersect the segment joining centers of the two circles. the centers of the two circles. Secant Line • Is a line that intersects a circle at exactly two points. A secant contains a chord of a circle. B . M S
In the figure, intersect the circle at
point S and point M. is a Secant line Seatwork: Tangents or Secants? Answer the following question S using the given figure. K 1. Which lines are tangent to the circle? Why? 2. Which lines are secants? N Why? O R . L 3. At what points does each P secant intersect the circle? How about the tangents? M R Postulate Tangent Line • At a given point on a circle, one and only one line can be drawn that is tangent to the C circle. . Q . A. P.
In the figure, If A is a point on the
circle, then one and only one line can be drawn through A that is tangent to the circle. Theorems on Tangent Line 1. If a line is tangent to a circle, then it is perpendicular C to the radius drawn to the . point of tangency Q . . A P.
In the figure, if is tangent to the
circle C, then it is perpendicular to the radius CA. 2. If a line is perpendicular to a radius of a circle at its endpoint that is on the circle, C then the line is tangent to the . Q circle. . . A P.
In the figure, if is perpendicular to
radius at A, then it is tangent to circle C. 3. If two segments from the same exterior point are C tangent to a circle, then the E two segments are congruent. .
B A
In the figure, if and are tangent to
circle E, then . Theorems on Angle formed by Tangent and Secant 1. If two secants intersect in P N the exterior of a circle, then M the measure of the angle X . formed is one-half the positive difference of the measures of the intercepted Y arcs. for example: if 2. If secant and a tangent intersect in the exterior of a G M circle, then the measure of C the angle formed is one-half . the positive difference of the L measures of the intercepted arcs. E
for example: if 3. If two tangents intersect in the exterior of a circle, then the measure of the angle J formed is one-half the . K positive difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs. H for example: if Q 4. If two secants intersect in W the interior of a circle, then the measure of an angle formed is one-half the sum of the measures of the arcs X . 1 R 2 intercepted by the angle and its vertical angle. S for example: if for example: if 5. If a secant and a tangent intersect at the point of Q tangency, then the measure of each angle formed is one- R half the measure of its . T intercepted arc. S
for example: if W for example: if
5 Seatwork: Answer the following question using the given figure. R 1. are tangents to circle T from an external point L. Is ? Why? 2. If A T . L
I Seatwork: A Answer the following question using the given figure. 3 . If E D . B
F C Seatwork: Answer the following question using the given figure. L 4. If
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S C Seatwork: Answer the following question using the given figure. O 5. If ? N .
P Q R Seatwork: Answer the following question using the given figure. P 6. If ? R . T
