Circle

Lecture and
Drills
Construction: If each of the two
congruent chords of a circle has
an endpoint in common with the
diameter and they intersect the
circle on opposite sides of the
diameter, then the chords
determine congruent angles
with the diameter.
A tangent line to a circle is a line
which is in the same plane as the
circle and intersects the circle at
one and only one point. This point
is called the point of tangency. We
say that the line and the circle are
tangent at this point.
Theorem 13-1:
A line perpendicular
to a radius at a point on
the circle is tangent to
the circle.
Theorem 13-2:
Every line tangent to
a circle is perpendicular
to the radius drawn to
the point of tangency .
Theorem 13-3:
The perpendicular
segment from the center
of a circle to a chord
bisects the chord.
Theorem 13-4:
The segment from the
center of a circle to the
midpoint of a chord which is
not a diameter is
perpendicular to the chord.
Theorem 13-5:
In the plane of a
circle, the perpendicular
bisector of a chord
passes through the
center.
Circles are
congruent if their
radii are congruent.
Theorem 13-6:
In the same circle or in
congruent circles, chords
equidistant from the
center are congruent.
Theorem 13-7:
In the same circle or in
congruent circles, any two
congruent chords are
equidistant from the center.
Theorem 13-8:
If a line and a circle are
coplanar and the line intersects
the interior of the circle, then it
intersects the circle in two and
only two points.
Prove that tangents
to a circle at the
endpoints of a
diameter are parallel.