5. CONSTRUCTING TANGENTS
1. Construct Circle C with radius ≈ 1in
2. Plot pt A somewhere outside circle,
(maybe 2 – 3 inches away)
3. Draw tangents from A to Circle C (How
Many?)
4. Mark intersection points as E and F
5. Measure AE and AF
6. Conjecture
9. CONSTRUCTING
INTERSECTING SECANTS
1. Construct Circle
2. Construct two intersecting
secants (chords) (that don’t
intersect at center)
3. Measure the intersection
angle
4. Measure the resulting arc
measures 𝑚 𝑀𝐴 and 𝑚 𝐻𝑇
5. Conjecture of the angle
relationships?
11. CONSTRUCTING
INTERSECTING SECANTS
1. Construct Circle T
2. Construct two secants that
intersect outside of the
circle at A
3. Find m∠A
4. Measure the resulting arc
measures 𝑚 𝐶𝐸 and 𝑚 𝐵𝐷
5. Conjecture of the angle
relationships?
17. CONSTRUCTING SECANTS
FROM A PT
1. Construct Circle T
2. Construct point J outside
of circle
3. Construct two secants
from J
4. Name the 4 intersection
points
5. Measure the 4 segment
lengths
6. Conjecture of the segment
22. How can we construct a
circumscribed triangle that is:
Right?
Equiangular?
Isosceles?
INSCRIBED CIRCLE – (GIVEN
THE CIRCLE)
23. INSCRIBING A CIRCLE GIVEN
A TRIANGLE
1.Construct a 3,4,5 right triangle
2.Construct the circle that is
inscribed in the triangle
We’ll learn this next class!