March 19, 2015

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Warm-up

Tangent-Chord Theorem

If a tangent and a chord intersect at a point on a circle, then

the measure of each angle formed is one half the measure of
its intercepted arc.
B
m1 =

m2 =

1
2
1
2

mAB

mBCA

Example 1
Line m is tangent to the circle. Find mRST

m
R
102

mRST = 2(102)

mRST = 204

Example 2
BC is tangent to the circle. Find mCBD.

C
A

(9x+20)
5x

2(5x) = 9x + 20
10x = 9x + 20

x = 20

D
mCBD = 5(20)
mCBD = 100

Interior Intersection Theorem

If two chords intersect in the interior of a circle, then the

measure of each angle is one half the sum of the measures of
the arcs intercepted by the angle and its vertical angle.

m1 =
m2 =

1
2
1
2

(mCD + mAB)

A
2

(mAD + mBC)

Example 3

Find the value of x.

x =

x =
x=

1
2

1
2
1
2

106

Q
(mPS + mRQ)
x

(106+174)
174

(280)

x = 140

S
R

Exterior Intersection Theorem

If a tangent and a secant, two tangents, or two

secants intersect in the exterior of a circle,
then the measure of the angle formed is one
half the difference of the measures of the
intercepted arcs.

Diagrams for Exterior

IntersectionBTheorem
A

1
2

C
m1 =

1
2

Q
R

(mBC - mAC)

m2 =

W
3

Z
m3 =

1
2

Y
(mXY - mWZ)

1
2

(mPQR - mPR)

Example 4

Find the value of x.

72 =

1
2

(200 - x)

144 = 200 - x

x = 56

200

x 72

Example 5

Find the value of x.

A
mABC = 360 - 92
mABC = 268

x=

B
92

(268 - 92)

2
1
x = (176)
2
x = 88

Try This!
Line m is tangent to the circle. Find m1

m1 =

1
2

(150)

m1 = 75

150

Try This!

Find the value of x.

x =

x =

1
2

1
2

x=

(mST + mRU)

40

S
x

U
(40+120)
1
2

R
(160)

x = 80

120

Try this!
A satellite in a geostationary orbit above Earth's equator has a viewing angle of Earth
formed by two tangents to the equator. The viewing angle is about 17.5 degrees. What
is the measure of the arc of Earth that is viewed from the satellite?

Chord Product Theorem

If two chords intersect in the interior of a circle,
then the product of the lengths of the segments
of one chord is equal to the product of the
lengths of the segments of the other
C chord.
B
E

EA EB = EC ED

D
A

Example 1
Find the value of x.

B
3

3(6) = 9x
18 = 9x
x= 2

Secant-Secant Theorem
If two secant segments share the same endpoint
outside a circle, then the product of the length of one
secant segment and the length of its external segment
equals the product of the length of the other secant
segment and the length of its external segment.
B

EA EB = EC ED

A
E

Secant-Tangent Theorem
If a secant segment and a tangent segment share an
endpoint outside a circle, then the product of the
length of the secant segment and the length of its
external segment equals the square of the length of
the tangent segment.

A
(EA)2 = EC ED

E
C
D

Example 2
Find the value of x.

N
11

LM LN = LO LP

M
9

9(20) = 10(10+x)

180 = 100 + 10x

80 = 10x

x= 8

L
10

Example 3
Find the value of x.
CB2

= CD(CA)

242 = 12(12 + x)
576 = 144 + 12x

432 = 12x
x = 36

24

12

D
x

Try This!
Find the value of x.

B
9

9(12) = 18x
108 = 18x

C
E

12
18

x= 6

Try This!

Find the value of x.

E
DE DF = DG DH
11(21) = 12(12 + x)

10

12

F
x

231 = 144 + 12x

87 = 12x
x = 7.25

11

Try This!
Find the value of x.

WX2 = XY(XZ)
102 = 5(5 + 3x)
100 = 25 + 15x

75 = 15x

x= 5

10

3x

Exit Slip
1. Find the values of x, y, and z in the figure to the right.
If necessary, round to the nearest tenth. Circle your
answers.
2. The measure of an angle formed by two tangents is 80
degrees. What are the measures of the intercepted
arcs?
3. To find the value of x, a student wrote the equation
(7.5)6 = x2. What error did the student make?