10.3 - Number of Tangents from a Point on a Circle
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Practice Questions
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Can a tangent be drawn from a point inside a circle?
💡 Hint: Think about the definition of a tangent.
How many tangents can be drawn from a point on the circumference?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when you touch the circle at that point.
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How many tangents can be drawn from a point inside a circle?
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of a tangent.
When a point is externally located to a circle, how many tangents can be drawn?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens at the points of contact.
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Challenge Problems
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From a point P that is 10 cm away from the center of a circle with a radius of 6 cm, determine the lengths of the tangents drawn from point P.
💡 Hint: Utilize the Pythagorean theorem.
Prove that the distance from a point to its tangents from a circle decreases as the point moves inward from the outside toward the perimeter.
💡 Hint: Graphically depict the movement to visualize this change.
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