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True or false thee point which a tangent line meets a circle is called point of tangency?
True
Difference between secant lines and tangent lines?
A secant line touches a circle at two points. On the other hand a tangent line meets a circle at one point.
What is the term for a line that meets a circle or arc at only one point on it's exterior so it will not go through the circle?
a tangent to the circle
What line meets the circle at exactly one point?
The tangent line. A secant line hits the circle in two places and forms a cord, but the tangent line only hits the circle in one point and is always perpendicular to the radius of the circle which exists at that point.
What are the tangent equations of the circle x2 plus y2 -6x plus 4x plus 5 equals 0 when it cuts through the x axis?
Equation of circle: x^2 +y^2 -6x+4y+5 = 0 Completing the squares: (x-3)^2 +(y+2)^2 = 8 Radius of circle: square root of 8 Center of circle: (3, 2) The tangent lines touches the circle on the x axis at: (1, 0) and (5, 0) 1st tangent equation: y = x-1 2nd tangent equation: y = -x+5 Note that the tangent line of a circle meets its radius at right angles
The point at which a tangent line meets a circle is called the point of tangency?
true
True or false thee point which a tangent line meets a circle is called point of tangency?
True
What is an Angle whose side is tangent to a circle called?
There is no specific name for such an angle.
What is the Radius tangent theorem?
The tangent of a circle always meets the radius of a circle at right angles.
What happens where a radius meets the tangent?
The radius and the tangent are perpendicular at the point on the circle where they meet.
Difference between secant lines and tangent lines?
A secant line touches a circle at two points. On the other hand a tangent line meets a circle at one point.
What is the term for a line that meets a circle or arc at only one point on it's exterior so it will not go through the circle?
a tangent to the circle
What line meets the circle at exactly one point?
The tangent line. A secant line hits the circle in two places and forms a cord, but the tangent line only hits the circle in one point and is always perpendicular to the radius of the circle which exists at that point.
What line on a circle only intercepts once?
tangant of circle intercepts it only on one point. In real the point where tangent meets the circle and intercepts it are same
Does a trigonometry tangent relate to a circle's tangent?
A circle's tangent is exactly the same as a triangle's tangent. If you look at a circle, you can make the radius the hypotenuse. Then make a vertical line from the point, and a horizontal line from the center. If you look, you have a triangle made inside the circle. This is why angles can be measured in radians, a unit that is derived from the circumference of a circle.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------By doing a little calculus, we find that the slope of the equation of a circle-the slope of the tangent line-is given by the tangent of an angle.AnswerEverything written above is correct, but doesn't have anything to do with tangents (in the circle sense of the word). Suppose you're given an angle theta. Draw a circle together with two radii, one horizontal and the other at an angle theta from the first one. (So far, this is the same as above.) Now draw the tangent to the circle at X, the point where the non-horizontal radius meets the circumference. Let Y be the point where this tangent meets the horizontal line through the centre. Then, assuming the radius is 1, tan(theta) is the distance XY, which is the length of part of the tangent.
What is the distance to the center of the circle x2 plus y2 -2x -6y plus 5 equals 0 from the x axis at the same point when the tangent line meets the x axis from the point 3 4?
Equation of circle: x^2 +y^2 -2x -6y +5 = 0 Completing the squares: (x-1)^2 +(y-3)^2 = 5 Center of circle: (1, 3) Tangent line from (3, 4) meets the x axis at: (5, 0) Distance from (5, 0) to (1, 3) = 5 using the distance formula
What is meant by 'tangent to the path?
The immediate surroundings of any point on a curved path can be considered as part of a circle: the circle of curvature at that point. Then the tangent to the path at that point is a line that meets the path at only one point in that neighbourhood and which is perpendicular to the line joining the point to the centre of the circle or curvature. The concept can be extended to straight segments of the path by assuming that the centre of curvature is at an infinite distance. In that case, the path and its tangent are the same line.
