Date _________

Period_________

Unit 9 Syllabus: Circles

Day

Topic

Tangent Lines

Chords and Arcs and Inscribed Angles

Review/Graded Classwork

Review from before Break

Finding Angle Measures

Finding Segment Lengths

Review

Test

Date _________

Period_________

Tangent Lines - Unit 9 Day 1

1. A tangent line is a line that intersects a circle in exactly _____________ ______________.

The word tangent may refer to a _____________, ____________,

or ________________________.
2. A line that intersects a circle in two points is called a _________________________ line.
a. More on this to come
3. Todays goal: Demonstrate an understanding of two important properties of tangents.
If a line is drawn tangent to a circle, and a radius is drawn to the point of tangency
then the tangent line and radius are _____________________________.
* The converse is also true!

Important Property #1

If two lines are tangent to the same circlethen the segments from their intersection to
the point of tangency are ___________________.

Important Property #2

4. Wonderful applications of the two important properties

a. Tangent segments and radii create ______________ ________________

3 5

5
12

x
3

b. Circumscribed polygons
Triangle is ________________________ about the circle
Circle is _______________________ in the triangle

Quadrilateral is _____________________ in the circle

Circle is _____________________ about the quadrilateral

Find the Perimeter!

5.

6.

7.

8.

12

5. A pulley system (proof p. 664)

Smaller radius = 10 Larger radius = 24 What is the distance from center to center?
a.

48

b.

Closure: Describe the two properties of tangents that we learned today!

Date _________

Period_________

Chords, Arcs, and Inscribed Angles - Unit 9 Day 2

Important properties that hold within one circle, or in two (or more) congruent circles

4
3
3
x

In Summary
a) Congruent central angles have congruent chords
b) Congruent chords have congruent arcs
c) Congruent arcs have congruent central angles
d) Chords equidistant from the center are congruent/bisected by the radius

Two chords create an ______________________ angle. The arc that is formed is called an
___________________________ arc.
C

1. The Inscribed Angle Theorem: The measure of the inscribed angle is

___________________ the measure of its intercepted arc
a) Right-Angle Corollary: If an inscribed angle intercepts a semicircle, then the angle is right

Y
O

XTZ is a semicircle
So XTZ = 180

XYZ intercepts XTZ, so it is half the measure

Therefore half of 180 is 90

T
Z

b) Arc-Intercept Corollary: If two inscribed angles intercept the same arc, then they have the
same measure.

ABD intercepts AD so it is half the measure,

1
Thus ABD = 60 = 30
2

B
ACD intercepts AD so it is half the measure,
1
Thus ACD = 60 = 30
2

60

Because both angles have to be half of 60 - that means that they must
both be equal. Thus, mABC =
mACD because they both equal 30.
c) The opposite angles of a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle are _______________________.

1.

2.

4.

7)

9)

11)

3.

5.

6.

8)

10)

12)

= 75 . Find each angle and arc below.

In circle P shown below, m1 = 50 and mFA

B
9
C
3
2

1
8
10

P
5

11
F
6
E

4
D

m2 =_________

m9 =_________

m3 =_________

m10 =
_________

m4 =_________

m11 =
_________

m5 =_________

m
AB = _________

m6 =_________

= _________
mBC

m7 =_________

= _________
mCD

m8 =_________

= _________
mDE
= _________
mEF

Date _________

Period_________

Unit 9 Day 4: Post Holiday Break Review!

Date _________

Period_________

Finding Angle Measures - Unit 9 Day 5

1. The measure of an angle formed by two secants or chords that intersect in the interior of
a circle is ______________ the _____________ of the measures of the arcs intercepted by
the angle and its vertical angle.

Intersects INSIDE the circle.

Note: F is NOT the center

XFW = 110 because

it is supplementary

40

Y
Angles are congruent because
they are vertical angles

F
F

WFZ =

1
(100 + 40) = 70
2

100
INSIDE the circle is +
2. The measure of an angle formed in the exterior of a circle is ____________________the
__________________ of the measures of the intercepted arcs.
D

1
DMG = (110 10) = 50
2

Intersection OUTSIDE the circle

110

E
10

OUTSIDE the circle is -

M
F

G
260
R
X
15

100

Z
60

20
S
Y

Summary of Angles
Vertex is on the circle

Vertex is inside the circle

Vertex is outside the circle

D

Y
E
F

M
F

W
X

XAB =

1
( ABC )
2

YAC =

G
Z

WFZ =

1
( AC )
2

1
(WZ + XY )
2

WFX =

DMG =

1
(DG EF )
2

1
(WX + YZ )
2

In the space below, compare and contrast the three properties shown above, as well as the
central angle theorem (how does the measure of a central angle compare to the measure of its
arc)? Draw pictures if you want

Directions: Find each missing variable below

1)

2)

3)


= 50 ,
In circle P shown below, AT is tangent, EB and AC are diameters, plus mDE
.
m
AB= 80 , and m
AB = mCG

D
11

15

1
14 7

12 P
13
2

10
8

6
3
G

T
B

m1 =_________
m2 =_________

m9 =_________

m3 =_________

m10 =
_________

m4 =_________

m11 =
_________

m5 =_________

m12 =
_________

m6 =_________

m13 =
_________

m7 =_________

m14 =
_________

m8 =_________

m15 =
_________

Date _________

Period_________

Segment Lengths - Unit 9 Day 6

1. We can find the lengths of pieces of chords, secants and tangents
a. Identifying the different parts of secant and tangent lines.
tangent line

BX is a tangent segment

AC is a chord
secant line

C
A

AX is a secant segment
referred to as the Whole

CX is an external secant segment

referred to as the Outside

b. Two Tangent Segments Theorem

i. If two segments are tangent to a circle at the same external point, then the
segments are congruent (we saw this on day 1 already!)

AC BC because they are both tangent segments.

10
10

B
Both tangents intersect at the same point

c. Two Secants Theorem

i. If two secants intersect outside a circle, then the product of the lengths of one
secant segment and its external segment equals the product of the lengths of
the other secant segment and its external segment
18
AX and DX are both secant segments (Whole)
A

BX and CX are both external segments (Outside)

9
C
Two secants intersect
outside the circle

Whole X Outside = Whole X Outside

AX BX = DX CX
18 8 = 16 9 = 144

16

d. Secant and Tangent Theorem

i. If a secant and a tangent intersect outside a circle, then the product of the
lengths of the secant segment and its external segment equals the length of
the tangent segment squared.
E
EX is a tangent segment
DX is a secant segment (Whole)
GX is an external secant segment (Outside)

6
X
G

Whole X Outside = Tangent Squared

2

DX GX = EX
9 4 = 6 2 = 36

D
9

e. Two Chords Theorem

i. If two chords intersect inside a circle, then the product of the lengths of the
segments of one chord equals the product of the lengths of the segment of the
other chord.
A

B
4

X is not the center!

AX XC = BX XD
4 6 = 3 8 = 24

3
X

8
D

6
C

Wrap Up - Summary of Segment Lengths

Directions: Write formulas, in terms of the letters given, that illustrate the 3 formulas

a
c

w
x
y

Date _________

Period_________

Unit 9 Review Unit 9 Day 7

1)

2)
Find mBAC

3)

Given: BD is tangent to circle O at C,

mEFA
= 214 , mDCA =144 . Find mCE

Find mBAC

4)

5)
6)

7)
8)

9)

10)
100

A
m
AE
mC
mBEC
mD

B
140

ACE
PDE
PED
EPD

40

D
E

11)

P is the center.
Prove: APB CPD

12)
A

B
AO = 5
DB = 2 3
BC = ? (rounded )

O
D
C

A
B

D
D

Date _________

Period_________

You must get at least 10 angles correct to receive any points