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Tangent–secant theorem

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1917: 31: 1904: 355: 41: 350:{\displaystyle {\begin{array}{cl}\implies &\angle PG_{2}T=\angle PTG_{1}\\\implies &\triangle PTG_{2}\sim \triangle PG_{1}T\\\implies &{\frac {|PT|}{|PG_{2}|}}={\frac {|PG_{1}|}{|PT|}}\\\implies &|PT|^{2}=|PG_{1}|\cdot |PG_{2}|\end{array}}} 531: 673: 1777: 1855: 546:, the tangent-secant theorem represents one of the three basic cases of a more general theorem about two intersecting lines and a circle, namely, the 1158: 694: 666: 1702: 1432: 603: 1397: 1765: 1377: 1168: 1832: 659: 444: 586: 568: 1941: 1801: 1734: 1367: 1247: 1870: 1627: 1515: 690: 543: 1510: 539: 1579: 1206: 1022: 997: 1741: 1712: 1072: 927: 1875: 1152: 1609: 1837: 1813: 1687: 1622: 1563: 1500: 1490: 1226: 1145: 1007: 917: 797: 1860: 1808: 1707: 1535: 1485: 1470: 1465: 1236: 1037: 972: 962: 912: 1908: 1760: 1545: 1422: 1345: 1293: 1095: 1002: 852: 1916: 1604: 1885: 1825: 1789: 1632: 1455: 1402: 1372: 1362: 1271: 1134: 1027: 942: 897: 877: 722: 707: 389: 46: 1865: 1784: 1772: 1753: 1717: 1637: 1555: 1540: 1530: 1480: 1475: 1417: 1286: 1178: 1107: 1042: 1032: 932: 902: 842: 817: 742: 732: 717: 1921: 1880: 1820: 1748: 1614: 1407: 1382: 1350: 947: 892: 857: 752: 361: 1589: 1188: 1594: 1505: 1355: 1281: 1254: 1017: 837: 827: 762: 682: 634: 599: 590: 582: 572: 564: 1796: 1667: 1584: 1340: 1328: 1276: 1012: 547: 1437: 1427: 1321: 1047: 35: 1697: 1692: 1520: 1412: 1392: 1220: 777: 747: 624: 17: 1935: 1657: 1525: 1495: 1316: 1124: 1067: 1599: 1387: 1062: 822: 812: 369: 30: 1213: 1101: 807: 792: 535:
The tangent-secant theorem can be proven using similar triangles (see graphic).
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Geometry theorem relating line segments created by a secant and tangent line
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Index

Tangent-secant theorem

alternate segment theorem
Euclidean geometry
line segments
secant
tangent
circle
Euclid
Elements
intersecting chords theorem
intersecting secants theorem
power of point theorem
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Tangent Secant Theorem
Power of a Point Theorem
Weisstein, Eric W.
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