SOLUTION: Prove that the tangents passing through the end points of a diameter of a circle are parallel to each other.
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Question 1067851: Prove that the tangents passing through the end points of a diameter of a circle are parallel to each other.
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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HINT: These tangents are perpendicular to the diameter.
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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