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Grade 10 Students!
MATHEMATICS 10
SEGMENTS FORMED BY
CHORDS, SECANTS and TANGENTS
 Target:

At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

1. determine the relationship among lengths of
segments in a circle.
2. illustrate the relationship between the
segments of secant line and tangent.
THROWBACK
Determine the following:
SECANT
_____ 1. A line that intersects the curve at two points

_____2.
TANGENT A line that intersects the curve at exactly one point.

CHORD
_____ 3. Line segment joining two points on the circle.

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_____ 4. Solve for x.
Teach Me
Secant Length Theorem
Suppose one secant intersects a circle at A
and B, and a second secant intersects the
circle at C and D. If the secants intersect at P,
then
(AP) (BP) = (CP) (DP)
Teach Me
Case 1. Two secants
intersect inside the
circle at point P.

(AP) (BP) = (CP) (DP)

Case 2. Two
secants intersect
outside the circle at
point P
Example 1:
Given chords and intersecting at point P, with
lengths as shown, find PT.

Solution:
Using the secant length theorem
MP · PN = SP · PT
(2) (20) = (5) (PT)
40 = (5)( PT)

PT = 8
Example 2:
Given secants and intersecting at P, with
lengths as shown, Find CD.

Solution:
is found by first getting
PA · PB = PC · PD
(10) ( 4 ) = ( CP)( 5 )
40 = (CP) (5) Since CP = PD + CD
CP = 8 8 = 5 + CD
8 - 5 = CD
CD = 3
Teach Me
Secant – Tangent Length Theorem
Suppose one secant intersects a circle at A and B, and
a line PC is tangent to circle at point C. If the secant and
tangent intersect outside the circle at point P, then
PA · PB = (PC)2
Example 3:
In the figure below, is tangent to the circle at N.
If MP = 6 and
MN = 12, find MQ and PQ.

Solution:
Use the secant tangent theorem

(MN)2 = (MP) (MQ) PQ = MQ – MP

144 = (6) (MQ) PQ = 24 – 6
MQ = 24 PQ = 18
Activity #6
Find the missing lengths:

1. a=6; b=8; c=4; d = ?

a
2. b=9; c=15; d=6; a = ?
d
3. a=10; c=15; d=4; b = ?
c
4. a=b=10; c=5; d=? b

5. a=x+1; b=2x+4; c=x; d=4x-1

a=?; b=?; c=?; d=?
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