ANGLES AND TANGENTS

OF CIRCLES
STUDENTS EDITION: RMCO STYLE
ANGLES IN
A CIRCLES
Angles in a Circles
 
Angles subtended at the circumference by the
same arc are equal
Angles in a Circles
Angles in a Circles
 
Angles subtended at the circumference by the
arc of the same length are equal

Since ,
 Angles in a Circle

Angles subtended at the centre is twice the angle subtended at the circumference by the
same arc.
 Angles in a Circle
 
The size of angles subtended at the circumference by the diameter in a circle is equal to
3.2 A (pg 19)
3.2 B (pg 20)
 Cyclic Quadrilaterals

Cyclic quadrilateral : A quadrilateral with ALL 4 vertices lie on circumference of a circle

Exercise : Determine whether the following are cyclic quadrilateral

YES NO YES NO
Properties of Angles in a Cyclic Quadrilateral
 
A cyclic quadrilateral has two pairs of interior
angles where the sum of the interior angle is equal
to
Properties of Angles in a Cyclic Quadrilateral
 
An exterior angle is equal to the corresponding
interior opposite angle in a cyclic quadrilateral
  Inthe diagram, is the centre of the circle. Given
Example that is a straight line, find the value of

ANSWER:
TANGENTS TO A CIRCLES
What is tangent ?

Circle

Straight Line
P A Q

Intersection at point A
 Circle
When a circle and a
Straight Line
straight line intersect at
P A
Intersection at point A
Q
1 point, we called that
line as a tangent.
Which are tangents to a circle ?

C A D

E Answer :

O Tangent CD at point A
Tangent GH at point B
F

G B H
Which are tangents to a circle ?
B

Answer :
A

G Tangent AB at point H
Tangent AC at point E
E F Tangent BD at point G

D
C
Tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the
radius of the circle that passes through the
contact point .
 Radius

P Q

900 = perpendicular
Tangent to a circle
 Calculate the value of x.

1400

x
P Q
Draw:
i) Tangent PQ perpendicular with radius OP.
ii) Tangent RQ perpendicular with radius OR.

R
Calculate the value of x and y.

14 cm
O 660

x
R
y cm
The relationship of the angle between tangent & chord
with the angle in the alternate segment which is
subtended by the chord.

Chord

P Q

Tangent to a circle
The relationship of the angle between tangent & chord
with the angle in the alternate segment which is
subtended by the chord.

Chord
x
x
P Q

Tangent to a circle
Calculate the value of x

800 x
Calculate the value of y

y
4 cm 3 cm