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1 Rationals & surds

TANGENT EXPLORATIONS

TASK 1 Angle where radius meets tangent

Use the widget Tangents and angles to show the radius drawn to the point of contact between the
tangent and the circle.

Drag A to move the tangent around the circle.

Comment on angle OAD.

TASK 2 Reasoning

Explain why a line whose perpendicular distance from the centre of a circle is less than, or more than,
the length of the radius could not be a tangent.

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TASK 3 Find the value of the unknowns

Determine the value of each unknown, giving reasons. None of the diagrams are drawn to scale.

c O is the centre of the circle.

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