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• If a radius is drawn to the tangent point,
then the tangent line is perpendicular to
the radius.
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And if a line is perpendicular to
a radius of a circle at its endpoint
on the circle, then you KNOW
the line is a tangent !
DUH !
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If two segments from the same
outside point are tangent, then
they are
congruent.
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How far is point Y from point X ?
Pythagorean Theorem…
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• That’s it!
TANGENT !!!