TANGENTS

To Determine Tangent Point Between a Straight Line and

Two Circles in Touch Externally

T
U

A
 To Determine Tangent Point Between a Straight Line and Two Circles
in Touch Externally

T
U
C
j
B
J-j
A
J

1. Bisect Diameter AB
2. Construct a semicircle with diameter AB
3. Centered at A, construct a circle with radius ( J-j) so as to intersect at C
4. Draw a parallel line through B to intersect at U
5. Extend the line AC to intersect at T
6. line TU is a required tangent line
To Determine Tangent Point Between Two Circles in Touch
Internally

T
B

A U
 To Determine Tangent Point Between Two Circles in Touch Internally
C
R+r

T
r
R B

A U

1. Given Circles with radius R and r

2. Bisect diameter AB
3. Construct a semicircle with diameter AB
4. Centered at A, Construct a circle with radius ( R+r) intersecting at C
5. Draw a line AC intersecting at T
6. Draw parallel line through B so as to intersect at U
7. Draw line TU.T and U is are the tangent line
Construction of Tangent Lines to Circles

How to construct a tangent to a circle from

a given point outside it

O
 How to construct a tangent to a circle from a given point P outside it

1. Draw line PO
2. Bisect PO into two equal parts O
3. Construct a semicircle on PO to
cut the circle at
4. Extend a line from P through R.
This is the required tangent
Construction of Tangent circles To Two Straight Lines Given
Radius of Circle

A P B

Draw a circle through P and Q

 Construction of Tangent circles To Two Straight Lines
Given Radius R of Circle
C

Q
O

A P B
1. Given two lines and circle radius R
2. Bisect the angle ABC
3. Construct a perpendicular line at A
4. Construct a parallel line with distance of radius R intersecting at O
5. Draw perpendicular line OP and OQ
6. base on point O draw a circle through P and Q
 Construction of Tangent Circles
To Two Another Circles Touching internally

A
 Construction of tangent circles (radius = J cm) to two another
circles touching internally

T J r
B

R A
J-r

J-R P

1. Given circles with radius R and r and a Radius J

2. Centered at A, construct an arc (J-R)
3. Centered at B, construct an arc (J-r) intersecting at P
4. Draw Straight Line PA intersecting at T
5. Draw Line PB intersecting at U
6. Centered at P, construct an arc or a circle with radius J intersecting at S and T
Construction of tangent circles to two another circles touching externally

Tangent Points

P
Q
 Construction of tangent circles (radius = J cm) to two another circles
touching externally

A
r +J
R+J

1. Given circles with radius R and

J
r and a radius J S T
2. Centered at P, construct an arc P
(R+J) Q

3. Centered at Q , construct an R
arc (r +J) intersecting at P
r
4. Draw Line PA intersecting at S
5. Draw Line QA intersecting at T
6. Centered at A, construct an
arc or circle radius J through S
and T
A Circle to Another Point in Touch Externally and through a Given Point

P
P
 A

K )
x S
O a ri
ej
( J
Jx

1. Given a circle and point P

2. Draw a perpendicular line PR
3. Draw a perpendicular line OA parallel to PR
4. Draw Line AP intersecting at K
5. Draw line OK intersecting at S
6. Centered at S, construct an arc through P and K
Exercise :

Draw circle to another circle in touch internally and through a given point.

Q
Jx

P
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40

Q 65
J18

D
P
J20 60°

8
O
E
C
58 Jx
F

J15

A B
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F
Paksi Major 80
Paksi Minor
50
Jx

J1 5

B J1
A

30
0
D E
15

J50 C
J20

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