Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle
Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Alternate Segment Theorem, Converse of Alternate Segment Theorem, Position of a Point with Respect to a Circle, Number of Tangents from a Point to a Circle, Tangents from an External Point to a Circle, etc.
Important Questions on Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle
According to the converse of alternate segment theorem "If a line is drawn through an end point of a chord of a circle so that the angle formed with the chord is equal to the angle subtended by the chord in the alternate segment, then the line is a chord to the circle"

According to the converse of alternate segment theorem "If a line is drawn through an end point of a _____ of a circle so that the angle formed with the chord is equal to the angle subtended by the chord in the alternate segment, then the line is a tangent to the circle"

According to the converse of alternate segment theorem "If a line is drawn through an end point of a chord of a circle so that the angle formed with the chord is equal to the angle subtended by the chord in the alternate segment, then the line is a tangent to the circle"

According to the converse of alternate segment theorem "If a line is drawn through an end point of a chord of a circle so that the angle formed with the chord is equal to the angle subtended by the chord in the alternate segment, then the line is a "

Write the statement of "converse of alternate segment theorem".

How many tangents can you draw to a circle from a point outside the circle at a fixed distance?

In the following figure, ray is the tangent to the circle at point and is a secant. If , then find .

The number of tangents to a circle drawn from a point outside the circle is:

In the given figure, and are tangents to the circle with centre . If , then

How many tangents can be constructed from a point inside the circle?

In the given figure, is the centre of the circle and and . If the radius of the circle is , then find the value of .

The radius of a circle is . If the length of a tangent drawn to this circle from a point at a distance of from its centre is , then find the value of .

In the following figure, and are tangents to the circle with centre Calculate the value of

In the given figure, is a cyclic quadrilateral, is tangent to the circle at point and is its diameter. If and find .

In the given figure, is the diameter. The tangent at meets produced at If find .

In the given figure, is the tangent at point and is a straight line. If and find .

In the given figure, is the tangent at point and is a straight line. If and find .

If is a tangent to the circle at calculate Given that, is the centre of the circle and angle

In the following figure, is the tangent to the circle at is the diameter and is the centre of the circle. If and calculate

According to figure answer the following questions:
(i) is an alternate segment of circle.
(ii) is an alternate segment of circle.
(iii) If is joined with then is equal to which angle?
(iv) and is equal to which angle?
