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Tangents, Secants, Angles and Sectors

A tangent is a line that intersects the circle at exactly one point.


A secant line is a line that intersects the circle at exactly two points.
Theorem 3.5

If a secant and a tangent intersect at the point of tangency, then


the measure of the angle formed is half the measure of its
intercepted arc.

Example:
1
̂ and m∠2 = 1 m𝑄𝑃
m∠1 = 2 m𝑄𝑇𝑃 ̂
2

Theorem 3.6
If two chords, two secants, or a chord and a secant intersect in the interior
of a circle, then the measure of one of the vertical angles formed is equal to
one-half of the sum of the measure of the arcs intercepted by those angles.
Example:
1
m∠1 = 2 (m𝑂𝑁 ̂ + m𝐿𝑃 ̂ ) and

1
̂ + m𝑂𝑃
m∠2 = 2 (m𝑁𝐿 ̂)

Theorem 3.7
If a tangent and a secant, two secants, two
tangents intersect at the exterior of the circle, then
the measure of the angle formed is equal to one-
half of the absolute value of the difference of the
measure of the intercepted arcs.

There are three cases here:

Sector of a Circle is the region bounded by two radii of the circle and their intercepted arc.

Arc of a Sector
In a circle, with radius r, the ratio of this area of a sector, A, to the
area of the circle (πr 2 ) is equal to the ratio of the degree measure x
of the arc of the sector to 360°
Proportion:
𝐴 𝑥 𝑥
= 360 → A = 360 x πr 2
𝜋𝑟 2
Tangents, Secants, and Segments
Theorem 3.8 Segment of Chords Theorem

If two chords intersect in the interior of a circle, then the products of the
measures of the segments of the chords are equal.

Example: AE ⋅ EB = DE ⋅ EC

Theorem 3.9 Secant Segments Theorem

If two secants intersect at the exterior of the circle, then the product
of the measures of one secant segment and its external secant
segments is equal to the product of the measures of the other
secant segment and its external secant segments.

Example: AB ⋅ AC = AD ⋅ AE

̅̅̅̅ and 𝐴𝐷
Note: 𝐴𝐵 ̅̅̅̅ are called external segments.

Theorem 3.10

On a plane, a line is tangent to a circle if and only if it is


perpendicular to a radius drawn to the point of tangency.

⃡ is tangent to ⨀C at
Example: 𝐴𝐵 ̅̅̅̅ ⊥ 𝐴𝐵
A if and only if 𝐴𝐶 ⃡

Pythagorean Theorem: 𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2

Theorem 3.11

If two segments from the same exterior point are tangent to a circle,
then the segments are congruent.

̅̅̅̅ and 𝐵𝐷
Example: 𝐴𝐵 ̅̅̅̅ are tangent to ⨀C then 𝐴𝐵
̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐵𝐷
̅̅̅̅

Theorem 3.12

If a tangent and a secant intersect at the exterior of a


circle, then the square of the measure of the tangent
is equal to the product of the measures of the secant
and its external secant segment.

Example: 𝐴𝐷 2 = AB ⋅ AC
Quadratic Formula:

Notes: In identifying the relationships and the theorems presented in this lesson, remember to always consider the
location of the point of intersection of the segments then proceed to identifying the relationships among the segments
formed.

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