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A tangent is what to the radius that shares the point of tangency?
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The point at which a tangent line meets a circle is called the point of tangency?
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What happens between a radius and a tangent in a circle?
A tangent is always perpendicular to the radius of a circle. A radius is a straight line going from the center of the circle to the circumference (edge) of the circle. A tangent is a straight line outside the circle that touched the circle at one (and only one) point. When a tangent touches the outside edge of the circle at the same point where a radius touches the edge of the circle, the angle between the radius and tangent line is 90 degrees meaning they are perpendicular.
How many ways can an arc be tangent to one line?
Only once. A tangent line shares only one point with any single arc/curve.
A line that intersects a circle at exactly one point?
Such a line is called a tangent line or a tangent to the circle. [Tangent is Latin for touching-- a tangent line touches the circle at just one point. ]
What is the measure of the angle formed by two tangents drawn to a circle from an external point if they intersect a major arc whose measure is 230?
-- The major arc = 230 degrees-- The minor arc ... the arc between the tangents ... is (360 - 230) = 130 degrees.-- The line from the vertex of the angle to the center of the circle bisects the arc,so the angle between that line and the radius to each tangent is 65 degrees.-- The radius to each tangent is perpendicular to the tangent. So the radius, the tangent,and the line from the vertex to the center of the circle is a right triangle.-- In the right triangle, there's 90 degrees where the radius meets the tangent, and65 degrees at the center of the circle. That leaves 25 degrees for the angle at thevertex.-- With another 25 degrees for the right triangle formed by the other tangent,the total angle formed by the two tangents is 50 degrees.
A tangent is to the radius that shares the point of tangency?
Perpendicular
A tangent to the radius that shares the point of tangency?
perpendicular
If a line is tangent to a circle then it is what to the radius drawn at the point of tangency?
Perpendicular
Is the tangent to a circle perpindicular to the radius drawn to the point of tangency?
Yes it is. Great work !
Is the tangent of a circle is parallel to the radius drawn to the point of tangency?
Yes it is. Great work!
If a line is tangent to a circle what angle is formed if a radius is drawn to the point of tangency?
90 degrees. QED.
What is a point of tangency?
It is the point at which a tangent touches a curve.
How do you find the point of tangency?
A tangent is an object, like a line, which touches a curve. The tangent only touches the curve at one point. That point is called the point of tangency. The tangent does not intersect (pass through) the curve.
What is the place where a tangent line intersects a circle?
Definition: a tangent is a line that intersects a circle at exactly one point, the point of intersection is the point of contact or the point of tangency. a tangent is a line that intersects a circle at exactly one point, the point of intersection is the (point of contact) or the **point of tangency**.
The place where a tangent line intersects a circle?
Point of Tangency
The point at which a tangent line meets a circle is called the point of tangency?
true
What is the measure of an arc intercepted by an angle formed by a tangent and a chord drawn from the point of tangency if the angle measures 40?
4/9*pi*r where r is the radius of the circle.
