Property of a tangent

Summary With the help of this activity, we have learnt that:  A line passing through the any point on the circumference of a circle and making an angle α with its radius (passing through the same point) will be a tangent if angle α=90˚.  A tangent at any point on the circumference of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through its point of contact.

 

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Resource Type
Activity
Tags
exploration  property  tangent  tangent-line 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 18
Language
English (United Kingdom)
 
 
License
CC-BY-SA, GeoGebra Terms of Use
Derived Resources
Untitled Applet
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