Chords and Tangent Circle

In the diagram, a tangent and a line drawn to the point of tangency form a right triangle. Solve for "?" (the length of the hypotenuse)

• 15

• 6

• -24

• 14

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A chord that passes through the center of the circle is a ________.

• chord

• diameter

• radius

• tangent

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What is the value of x?

• 22

• 25

• 15

• 20

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In a circle (or congruent circles), chords that are the same distance from the center:

• are similar

• have the same name

• are congruent to each other

• are walking dead

If two tangents are drawn to a circle from an external point, what is the relationship between these two tangents?

• They are congruent.

• They are perpendicular.

• They intersect at the center.

• They are parallel.

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Segment AB and AC are​ (a)   to the circle and​ (b)   to each other.

• tangents

• congruent

• secants

• chords

• unequal

• similar

Find the value of x.

• 15

• 13

• 3

• 6

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Which best describes segment AB? (a)  

• chord

• secant

• tangent

• diameter

A tangent line intersecting with a radius always creates a ____________ angle

• right

• acute

• obtuse

• straight

Find x

• 10

• 5

• 18

• 9

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