Tangent and its Properties
Tangent and its Properties: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as property related to tangent and radius of a circle, converse of tangent theorem, theorem on angle between tangent and secant, and converse of theorem on angle between tangent and secant..
Important Questions on Tangent and its Properties
In figure, are radii of same circle. are tangent of circle at point , , find .

If be an angle with the vertex that lies on a circle with the centre . Line is a secant of the circle that intersects the circle at the point . Line is a tangent at the point . Point is the interior of the angle . Point is the exterior of the angle . Then .

If be an angle with the vertex that lies on a circle with the centre . Line is a secant of the circle that intersects the circle at the point . Line is a tangent at the point . Point is the interior of the angle . Point is the exterior of the angle . Then

If line is a secant of the circle where points are on the circle and the line is such that it touches the circle at point , and _____ where point is in the corresponding alternative segment then line is tangent to the circle at point .

If line is a secant of the circle where points are on the circle and the line is such that it touches the circle at point , and where point is in the corresponding alternative segment then line is tangent to the circle at point .

If line is a secant of the circle where points are on the circle and the line is such that it touches the circle at point , and where point is in the corresponding alternative segment then line is tangent to the circle at point .

If line is a secant of the circle where points are on the circle and the line is such that it touches the circle at point , and where point is in the corresponding alternative segment then

Explain converse of theorem on angle between tangent and secant with an example.

State the theorem on angle between tangent and secant with an example.

In the diagram, is the radius of the circle. Is tangent to the circle.

In the diagram given below, is a radius of circle. Is tangent to circle?

Prove that a line is tangent to a circle if and only if the line is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of tangency

Determine if the triangle below is a right triangle. Explain why or why not.

From an external point , and are tangents to a circle with centre . If , then the value of is

If a quadrilateral is circumscribed about a circle with centre , prove that

are two radii of a circle with centre .
. The tangents at meet at . What is the value of ?

is the centre of the circle in the figure. is the tangent to the circle and is the tangent point of contact. What is the value of ?

The angle between a tangent to a circle and the radius drawn at the point of contact is

The length of the tangent to a circle from a point from its centre is . Find the radius of the circle (in ).

In the following figure, point is the centre of the circle. Line is tangent at point . If and , determine the radius of the circle in .
