10-5 Tangents
• tangent: a line that intersects exactly one point on a circle
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• If a radius is drawn to the tangent point, then the tangent line is perpendicular to the radius.
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And if a line is perpendicular to a radius of a circle at its endpoint on the circle, then you KNOW the line is a tangent ! DUH !
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If two segments from the same outside point are tangent, then they are congruent. X W
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How far is point Y from point X ?
Pythagorean Theorem… X
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• That’s it!
TANGENT !!!