SOLUTION: Prove a theorem which says a line drawn from centre of circle to tangent is perpendicular to tangent

SOLUTION: Prove a theorem which says a line drawn from centre of circle to tangent is perpendicular to tangent

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Question 1071076: Prove a theorem which says a line drawn from centre of circle to tangent is perpendicular to tangent
Answer by ikleyn(52858)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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See the lesson
    - A tangent line to a circle is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the tangent point
in this site.

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook on Geometry
    GEOMETRY - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK
in this site.

The referred lesson is the part if this textbook under the topic
"Properties of circles, inscribed angles, chords, secants and tangents".

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