 Recognize the tangents of a circle.

 Determine the characteristics involving two tangents from an

exterior point.
 Determine and state the relationship between the angle formed
by the tangent and the chord and the angle of the alternate
segment that is subtended by that chord.
 Determine the characteristics involving the common tangents to
two circles that intersect, touch and separate.
 Angle

Chord

O
•

Diameter
Circumference

Radius
 O

Radius

Point of contact

Tangent
 C

A
O

B
 X
Y

P
Common Tangent
 A

Common

Q tangents
O P

C
 Common Tangents
K

H
F

G
E

J
Common tangent
 B

Common tangents
O E P

C
D
 A B

O E P

C D
 B

O P

D
A B

E
O P

C D