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MATH-PROJECT Final

The document discusses several theorems related to circles: 1) The Intersecting Secants Theorem states that for two secant segments drawn from an exterior point to a circle, the product of one secant and its external secant equals the product of the other secant and its external secant. 2) If two segments from the same exterior point are tangent to a circle, then they are congruent. 3) The Intersecting Secant-Tangent Theorem states that for a tangent and secant drawn from an exterior point to a circle, the square of the tangent equals the product of the secant and its external secant.

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MATH-PROJECT Final

The document discusses several theorems related to circles: 1) The Intersecting Secants Theorem states that for two secant segments drawn from an exterior point to a circle, the product of one secant and its external secant equals the product of the other secant and its external secant. 2) If two segments from the same exterior point are tangent to a circle, then they are congruent. 3) The Intersecting Secant-Tangent Theorem states that for a tangent and secant drawn from an exterior point to a circle, the square of the tangent equals the product of the secant and its external secant.

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1.

Intersecting Secants Theorem

If two secant segments are drawn to a circle from an


exterior point, then the product of the measures of one
secant segment and its external secant segment is equal
to the product of the measures of the other secant
segment and its external secant segment.

In the circle, MO and MQ are secants that intersect at


point M.

So, MN⋅MO = MP⋅MQ

2. Intersecting secants theorem


The intersecting secant theorem or just secant
theorem describes the relation of line segments created by two
intersecting secants and the associated circle.
For two lines AD and BC that intersect each other in P and some circle
in A and D respective B and C the following equation holds:
The theorem follows directly from the fact, that the triangles PAC and PBD
are similar. They share  and  as they are inscribed angles over AB. The
similarity yields an equation for ratios which is equivalent to the equation of
the theorem given above:
3.Congruent Tangents
A tangent to a circle is a straight line which touches the circle at
only one point. This point is called the point of tangency.

More than one line can be tangent to the same circle. If two
segments from the same exterior point are tangent to a circle,
then they are congruent.

In the figure, AB and AC are tangent to the circle O. are drawn


from the same exterior point. Since AB and AC are drawn from
the same exterior point A are tangent to circle O, AB is congruent
to AC.
4. Postulate 2.5

5. Intersecting Secant-Tangent Theorem


If a tangent segment and a secant segment are drawn to
a circle from an exterior point, then the square of the measure of
the tangent segment is equal to the product of the measures of
the secant segment and its external secant segment.

In the circle, UV is a tangent while UY is a secant, they intersect


at point U.

So, UV2 = UX⋅UY.

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