Tangents, Secants and Their Angles

REVIEW ACTIVITY

by DAVE LALONGISIP

​REVIEW PART

Angles formed by Secants, Tangents, and Chords​

Multiple Choice

COMPLETE THE STATEMENT:

If two secants (or chords) intersect inside a circle, the measure of an angle formed at the intersection is __________ the __________ of the measures of the __________ by this angle and its vertical angle.

• half, sum, arc intercepted

• sum, half,  arc intercepted

• intercepted arcs, half, sum

• sum, arcs intercepted, half

Multiple Choice

COMPLETE THE STATEMENT:

If two secants intersect outside a circle, the measure of the angle formed at the intersection is __________ the __________ of the measures of the __________ arcs.

• difference, half, two intercepted

• half, two intercepted, difference

• half, difference, two intercepted

• two intercepted, half, difference

Multiple Choice

COMPLETE THE STATEMENT:

In a circle, the measure of the angle formed by a tangent and a secant (or chord) through (from) the __________ is __________ the measure of the __________.

• half, intercepted arc, point of tangency

• point of tangency, half, intercepted arc

• point of tangency, intercepted arcs, half

• half, point of tangency, intercepted arcs

Multiple Choice

COMPLETE THE STATEMENT

In a circle, if a tangent and a secant intersect outside the circle, the measure of the angle formed is __________ the __________ of the measures of the two __________ by this angle.

• sum, difference

  arcs intercepted

• difference, sum

  arcs intercepted

• half, difference

  arcs intercepted

• difference, half

  arcs intercepted

Multiple Choice

COMPLETE THE STATEMENT

In a circle, if two tangents intersect, the measure of the angle formed is __________ the __________ of the measures of the two intercepted arcs.

• sum, difference

• difference, sum

• half, difference

• difference, half