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The picture shows a triangle formed by three tangents to a circle.

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Calculate the length of each tangent from the corner of the triangle to the point of contact.

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In the picture, two circles touch at a point, and the common tangent at this point is drawn.

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Prove that this tangent bisects another common tangent of these circles.

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In the picture, two circles touch at a point, and the common tangent at this point is drawn.

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Prove that the points of contact of these two tangents form the vertices of a right triangle.

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In the picture, two circles touch at a point, and the common tangent at this point is drawn.

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What is special about the quadrilateral formed by joining the points of contact of the circles?

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In the picture below, AB is a diameter and P is a point on AB extended. A tangent from P touches the circle at Q. What is the radius of the circle?

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In the first picture below, the line joining two points on a circle is extended by 4 centimetres and a tangent is drawn from this point. Its length is 6 centimetres, as shown:

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The second picture shows the same line extended by 1 centimetre more and a tangent drawn from this point. What is the length of this tangent?

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Draw a triangle of sides 4 centimetres, 5 centimetres, 6 centimetres and draw its incircle. Calculate its radius.
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Draw a rhombus of sides 5 centimetres and one angle 50° and draw its incircle.
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Draw an equilateral triangle and a semicircle touching its two sides, as in the picture.

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