Determine If a Segment Is Tangent to a Circle

Determine whether segment MP is tangent to the circle.

• YES

• NO

Assume that the lines that appear to be tangent are tangent. O is the center of the circle. Find the value of x to the nearest tenth.

• 11.7

• 10.8

• 13.0

• 14.2

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What can you conclude from the picture?

• m is parallel to circle C

• m is skew to circle C

• m bisects circle C

• m is tangent to circle C

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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Is the given segment tangent to circle K?

• Yes

• No

Is BD tangent to the circle?

• Yes

• No

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Find the length of BC.

• 2

• 3

• 9

• 14

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What is the value of x?

• 22

• 25

• 15

• 20

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What can you conclude?

• AB and AC are not congruent.

• AB= half of AC

• AC = half of AB

• AB=AC

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If a line is tangent to a circle, then it is ________ to the radius drawn to the point of tangency.

• parallel

• adjacent

• supplementary

• perpendicular