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Key Notes: Chapter-10 Circles

A circle is defined as all points in a plane that are a constant distance (the radius) from a fixed point (the center). A secant line intersects a circle at two distinct points, while a tangent touches the circle at only one point. There can be no tangent from a point inside a circle, one tangent from a point on the circle, and two tangents from a point outside the circle. The length of a tangent from an external point to the point of contact is equal to the length of the other tangent drawn from the same external point.

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Key Notes: Chapter-10 Circles

A circle is defined as all points in a plane that are a constant distance (the radius) from a fixed point (the center). A secant line intersects a circle at two distinct points, while a tangent touches the circle at only one point. There can be no tangent from a point inside a circle, one tangent from a point on the circle, and two tangents from a point outside the circle. The length of a tangent from an external point to the point of contact is equal to the length of the other tangent drawn from the same external point.

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Key Notes

Chapter-10

Circles

• Circles: A circle is a collection of all those points in a plane which are at a constant distance
(radius) from a fixed point (center).

• Secant: A line which intersects a circle in two distinct points is called a secant of the circle.

• Tangent to a Circle: The tangent to a circle is a special case of secant, when the two end
points of its corresponding chord coincide.

(i) There is no tangent to a circle passing through a point lying inside the circle.

(ii) There is one and only one tangent to a circle passing through a point lying on the
circle.

(iii) There are exactly two tangents to a circle through a point outside the circle.

• Length of the Tangent:

(i) The length of the segment of the tangent from the external point and the point of
contact with the circle is called the length of the tangent from the external point to the
circle.

(ii) The length of two tangents drawn from the same external point are equal.

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