THE POWER THEOREMS

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson the students should
be able to:
a. Determine the relation among secant segments,
tangent segments and chord segments of a circle.
b. Find the measure of the length of unknown
segment of a circle using power theorem.
c. Formulate problems on circles with solution.
 Intersecting Chords Theorem
(Chord-Chord Power Theorem)
If two chords intersect within a circle, then the product of
the lengths of the parts of one chord is equal to the
product of the lengths of the parts of the second chord.

Formula: A
D
𝑨𝑬 • 𝑩𝑬 = 𝐶𝐸 • 𝑫𝑬
E
B

C
𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏: 𝑭𝑺 = 6 𝑨𝑺 = 4 𝑮𝑺 = x 𝑳𝑺 = 3
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
𝑭𝑺 • 𝑨𝑺 = 𝑮𝑺 • 𝑳𝑺
6•4=x•3
24 = 3x
3 3
x = 8 units
𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏: 𝑨𝑵 = x 𝑶𝑵 = 8 𝑹𝑵 = 12 𝑴𝑵 = 7
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
 Intersecting Secants Theorem
(Secant-Secant Power Theorem)
If two secant segments share the same endpoint outside
a circle, then the product of the length of one secant
segment and the length of its external segment equals
the product of the length of the other secant segment and
the length of its external segment.
A
B
Formula:
C D

𝑪𝑨 • 𝑩𝑨 = 𝑬𝑨 • 𝑫𝑨

E
𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏: 𝑱𝑬 = 11 𝑬𝑨 = 4 𝑺𝑨 = 12 𝑵𝑨 = x
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
𝑱𝑨 • 𝑬𝑨 = 𝑺𝑨 • 𝑵𝑨
15 • 4 = 12 • x
60 = 12x
12 12
x = 5 units
𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏: 𝑪𝑩 = 6 𝑨𝑩 = 4 𝑨𝑫 = 2 𝑬𝑫 = x
A
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: B

C D

E
 Tangent and Secant Theorem
(Secant-Tangent Power Theorem)
If a secant segment and a tangent segment share an
endpoint outside a circle, then the product of the length
of the secant segment and the length of its external
segment equals the square of the length of the tangent
segment.
B

Formula:
𝑨𝑩² = 𝑨𝑪 • 𝑫𝑨 A
C D
𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏: 𝑺𝑶 = x 𝑶𝑨 = 9 𝑶𝑹 = 25
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
𝑺𝑶² = 𝑶𝑹 • 𝑶𝑨
𝒙² = 25 • 9
𝒙² = 225
𝒙 = 225
x = 15 units
𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏: 𝑬𝑽 = 10 𝑳𝑽 = 25 𝑶𝑽 = x
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
𝑮𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏: 𝑿𝑾 = 10 𝑿𝒀 = 5 𝒀𝒁 = 3x
W
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
10

X 5 Y 3x Z
Solving Problems
Involving Circles
 1. Mang Maryo sells sorbetes
in a cone that forms an arc of
250°, 𝐼𝐷 and 𝐸𝐷 are tangents
to the circle as shown. What
is the measure of the angle
formed at the bottom of the
cone?
 2. Josie cooked puto (steamed rice muffin) for her friends.
She cut it into rectangular pieces so that everyone can have
their share. She separates the portion with the most number of
pieces represented by ∠UJT. If the measure of arc UT is 110°and
the measure of arc PO is 50°, what is the measure of ∠UJT?
 3. Sen, Joy, and Cha
are practicing their skills
in throwing darts. They
throw three darts S, J,
and C respectively hit the
outer edge of the dart
board. The 4th dart
thrown by Joy (L) landed
on the wall. How far is it
from the dart thrown by
ഥ 9 inches
Sen(S) when 𝐿𝐽=
and 𝐽𝐶 = 16 inches.
 4. A bicycle chain fits tightly around two gears.
The smaller gear has a radius of 4 cm and the
bigger one has a radius of 8 cm. Find the distance
between the centers of the two gears if the length of
the chain from the points of tangency on the two
gears is 43 cm.