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INTERSECTIONS ON OR INSIDE A CIRCLE
S B
F
E D
A
D
2
1
B
C
1
Examples: m1 (mAC mBD)
2
1
m2 (mAD mBC )
2
Example 1 Secant-Secant Angle
E
Example 2 Secant-Secant Angle
F
Find m4 if mFG = 88 88°
and mEH = 76
G
4
3
E
H
76°
A secant can also intercept a tangent at the point of
tangency.
Each angle formed has a measure half that of the arc it
intercepts.
1 B
mABC mBC A D
2
1
mDBC mBEC
2 C
E
Theorem
If a secant and a tangent intersect at the point of tangency,
then the measure of each angle formed is one half the
measure of the intercepted arc.
1 B
mABC mBC A D
2
1
mDBC mBEC
2 C
E
Example 3 Secant-Tangent Angle
Find the mABC if mAB = 102°
D
102°
C
B
Example 4 Secant-Tangent Angle
Find the mRPS if mPT = 114°
and mTS = 136° R
P
Q
S
114° B
T
136°
INTERSECTIONS OUTSIDE A CIRCLE
Secants and tangents can also intersect outside a circle.
The measure of the angle formed also involves half the
measure of the arcs they intercept.
Theorem
If two secants, a secant and a tangent, or two tangents
intersect in the exterior of a circle, then the measure of the
angle formed is one-half the positive difference of the
measures of the intercepted arcs.
Two Secants Secant-Tangent Two Tangents
C D D
E
B
B B C C
D
A A A
1 1 1
mA (mDE mBC ) mA (mDE mBC ) mA (mBDC mBC )
2 2 2
Example 5 Secant-Secant Angle
Find x
x°
120° 50°
Example 6 Secant-Secant Angle
Find x
62°
141° x°
Example 7 Secant-Secant Angle
Find x
11° x°
1
11 [(360 x) x]
2
22 360 2 x
338 2 x
169 x