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tan A = (sin A) / (cos A)
tan (A)= opposite side length/adjacent side length
A is an angle measurement; amount of degrees or radians.
If a line is tangent to a curve, it only touches the curve at one point. looks like )| but the line is touching the curve.
In a circle, the tangent line touches the circle at one point and is perpinducular to the circle's radius if it is touching that same point.
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Can a chord be contained in a tangent?
No, because a tangent is the line lying on the same plane or it means there are not in the same line.
What is tangent to the x axis?
Well, since a tangent line touches a line in one spot, the Y axis could be considered tangent to the X axis.
Line touching a circle?
Is a tangent
The point where the tangent line intersects a circle?
A tangent line touches the circumference of a circle at just one point but it does not intersect the circle.
What does the radius-tangent theorem state?
The radius-tangent theorem states that a radius drawn to the point of tangency of a circle is perpendicular to the tangent line at that point. This theorem is based on the fact that the radius of a circle is always perpendicular to the tangent line at the point where the tangent touches the circle. This relationship is crucial in geometry and helps in solving various problems related to circles and tangents.
