Chords and Tangents of Circles

Name a chord.

• Segment XC

• Segment LM

• Segment HJ

• LINE BD

Name a tangent.

• Segment XC

• Segment LM

• Segment HJ

• LINE BD

Which is true

• All radii are chords

• All chords are Diameters

• All diameters are chords

• All tangents are chords

What is true about tangents?

• Their end points are on the circle

• They go though the circle

• They touch the circle at one point

• They always go through the center point

Which best describes line AB?

• chord

• secant

• tangent

• diameter

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

• 8

• 13

• 10

• 3

• 3
• 5
• 15
• 12

• 25

• 16

• 4

• 18

Determine the value of x in the diagram.

• 14

• 21

• 22

• 27