A tangent to a circle at point P is a straight line that touches the circle at P. The tangent is perpendicular to the radius which joins the centre of the circle to the point P. As the tangent is a ...

The tangent is defined as the single point where a straight line meets a curved surface. The tangent can be determined with a collection of mathematical formulas but is most commonly determined by ...

Two intersecting lines are tangent to two circles and form an angle of 74°. The circles have area ratios of 36 to 25. The distance from the point of tangency on the large circle to the point of ...

Depicted above are two intersecting tangent lines and two tangent circles. The tangent lines intersect at an angle θ = 142.9505685722O. The smaller circle has an area of 400 square meters. Find the ...