SOLUTION: Prove: If two tangents to a circle are parallel, then the points of the tangency divide the circle into two congruent arcs.

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Question 1140343: Prove: If two tangents to a circle are parallel, then the points of the tangency divide the circle into two congruent arcs.
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Any radius of a circle to a point of tangency is perpendicular to the tangent at that point.

If two tangents to a circle are parallel, then the two radii to the points of tangency are two halves of a diameter.

A diameter divides a circle into two congruent arcs.