Tangents

A tangent line intersects a circle at how many points?
A tangent line and the radius of a circle form what kind of angle?
What is the Pythagorean Theorem?
In the picture below, AB is the radius and BC is a tangent line to the circle.
What is the measure of angle ABC?
What is the length of segment AC? (show your work)
In the picture below, AB is the radius and BC is a tangent line to the circle.
What is the measure of angle ABC?
What is the radius of the circle pictured above? (show your work)
In the picture below, AB=3, BC=4, and AC=5
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine if BC is tangent to Circle A.
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