LESSON 14-3:

A CAN’T, B CAN’T,
SECANT!!!
SECANTS, TANGENTS AND ANGLES
• Up until now, we have discussed the tangents
and inscribed angles of certain circles.
• Now, we can discuss secants and the angles
created by them.
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• Like a tangent line, we judge a secant line by
the number of times it intersects the circle.
• THE NUMBER IS TWO!!!
• When two secant lines intersect inside a circle
then the angle formed is related to the arcs
they intercepts.
SECANTS, TANGENTS AND ANGLES
• Theorem 14-8: If two secants or chords
intersect in the interior of a circle, then the
measure of an angle formed is one half the
sum of the measure of the arcs intercepted by
the angle and it’s vertical angle.
SECANTS, TANGENTS AND ANGLES
• So let’s solve for the angles below.
110⁰
B
A
50⁰
40⁰
X
D
C
160⁰
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• What about this? Could you find ALL interior
angles?
B
A
65⁰
35⁰
X
D
C
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• Not only to secants interact with each other.
• Secants and tangents can intersect each other
too!
• What is the relationship here?
SECANTS, TANGENTS AND ANGLES
• If a secant and tangent intersect at the point
of tangency, then the measure of the angles
will be half the measure of the arcs they
intersect.
SECANTS, TANGENTS AND ANGLES
• Using the given information, find all missing
angles and arcs in the figure below.

120⁰
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• So we’ve dealt with angles on the interior of a
circle and ones directly on the circle…
• ..but what about those on the exterior of a
circle?
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• These angles can be formed of the
intersections of two secants, two tangents or
one of each.
SECANTS, TANGENTS AND ANGLES
• Theorem 14-9: When any of these is the case,
the angle measure can be found by taking half
the difference of the two intercepted arcs.
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• Find the measure of angle P below.

P
30⁰
100⁰
SECANTS, TANGENTS AND ANGLES
• Find the measure of angle P below.

P
30⁰
100⁰
M<P = 35
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• Find the measure of arc PO below…

40⁰
30⁰

P
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• Find the measure of arc PO below…

40⁰
30⁰

P
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• Today, you will need to use the information I
have given you in many ways!