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Secant and Tangent Lines in a Circle

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Lines AO and BO are tangent. What is the measure of BO?

a)

20

b)

15

c)

10

d)

5

2.

find the measure of x

a)

38

b)

21

c)

27

d)

96

3.

Find the measure of angle BDC.

a)

35

b)

40

c)

75

d)

110

4.

Find the measure of angle EFH.

a)

61

b)

65

c)

114

d)

130

5.

Two tangents of a circle that meet outside of the circle at one point are _________.

a)

congruent

b)

perpendicular

c)

the same

6.

A tangent is a line that touches a circle at just one point and forms a right angle with the circle's radius.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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)

a)

15

b)

6

c)

-24

d)

14

8.

find the measure of y

a)

30

b)

60

c)

90

d)

180

9.

What can you conclude from the picture?

a)

m is parallel to circle C

b)

m is skew to circle C

c)

m bisects circle C

d)

m is tangent to circle C

10.

What can you conclude?

a)

AB and AC are not congruent.

b)

AB= half of AC

c)

AC = half of AB

d)

AB=AC

11.

Is line AB tangent to the circle?

a)

YES

b)

NO
NO

c)

Not Enough Info

12.

Find the measure of angle ABD.

a)

14

b)

51

c)

37

d)

65

13.

A line that touches (intersects) the circle only once from the outside.

a)

Secant

b)

Chord

c)

Tangent

d)

Line

14.

The place where the tangent line touches the circle is called the

a)

Point of Tangerine

b)

Point of Transparency

c)

Point of Tangency

d)

Point of Tangential

15.

Select all that apply. BT is a

a)

Chord

b)

Diameter

c)

Line

d)

Radius