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Tangent Properties
Students explore properties of tangent lines. In this properties of tangent lines lesson plan, students discuss the perpendicular relationship between a tangent line on a circle and the circle's radius. Students use that relationship...
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Secant Line Approximation of the Tangent Line
Pupils perform operation with secant and tangent lines. In this calculus lesson, students find the derivative and relate it to the slope of a line. They differentiate between secant and tangent as they intersect a circle, using Cabri.
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Analysis Review Sheet
In this analysis review worksheet, students solve 3 complex inequalities, graph 2 absolute value inequalities, and write the equations for altitudes and tangent lines for 4 problems.
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Arcs and Angles Formed by a Tangent and a Chord
For this math worksheet, 10th graders solve problems involving a tangent line intersection the arc and forming various angles. There are 6 problems to be solved.
Flipped Math
Tangents to Circles
Touch a circle once. Individuals watch a video and learn two theorems related to tangents and circles. The pupils then apply the theorems to find missing angle measures and lengths in figures. At the end, they practice their skills on...
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Secants and Tangents
Put the vertex in, put the vertex out. Pupils explore theorems about the relationships of lengths of segments and angles of line segments that intersect inside or outside the circle. Learners use the theorems to solve problems involving...
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Unit 11 Review: Circles
Solve problems around a circle. Pupils watch a video that shows how to apply concepts about circles and related angles and segments to find solutions to word problems. Learners then review the different concepts from the unit in...
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Tangents, Secants, and Chords
In this tangents, secants and chords worksheet, 10th graders identify and solve 48 different problems that include using 3 different theorems for defining circles. First, they determine the area of each circle with C as the center and a...
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Tangents
In this tangents worksheet, learners determine the length of a missing side of a right triangles. They use tangent lines to solve problems. This two-page worksheet contains 11 multi-step problems.
Mathematics Assessment Project
Inscribing and Circumscribing Right Triangles
High schoolers attempt an assessment task requiring them to find the radii of inscribed and circumscribed circles of a right triangle with given dimensions. They then evaluate provided sample responses to consider how to improve their...
Mathematics Vision Project
Circles: A Geometric Perspective
Circles are the foundation of many geometric concepts and extensions - a point that is thoroughly driven home in this extensive unit. Fundamental properties of circles are investigated (including sector area, angle measure, and...
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Tangents to a Circle
Young scholars construct tangent lines. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the point of tangency, secant and tangent lines. They graph the lines on the Ti and make observations.
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Circles and Angles
Students identify tangents, chords and secants. In this geometry lesson, students graph circles and identify angles created by secant lines, tangent lines and chords.
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Circle Conjectures
Students are given diagrams and are asked to make a conjecture. In this geometry instructional activity, students make conjectures of circles. They complete a lab activity to reinforce making conjectures. The first activity addresses a...
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Arc and Angles Formed by Secants and Tangents
In this calculus worksheet, students solve problems by finding the line of tangency and measure of the arcs and angles form by a secant line. There are 9 questions.
Balanced Assessment
Oops! Glass Top
A short assessment asks participants to find the original radius required to replace a table top. The problem provides a hypothetical situation of having a segment of a broken glass table top. Pupils find the radius of the circular top...
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Angles in Circles
For this angles in circles worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include tangents and chords and intersecting chords. First, they find x when given 2 intersecting chords. Then, students determine x given the diameter...
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Intersecting Lines and Segments of Measures
Mathematicians measure intersecting lines-and circles, and create chords. For this geometry lesson, students explore interrior and exterior chords created by tangent and secant lines. These segments can be inside the circleor outside the...
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Circles
In this circles worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 8 different problems. First, they find the two segments perpendicular to a given circle. Then, students find the line tangent to the circle illustrated and the sides marked. They...
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Circles
In this circles worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include determining the chords, secants, and tangents of circles shown. First, they determine 4 different line segments given a circle with secants and chords with...
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Tangents and Circles
In this tangents and circles learning exercise, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include various tangents and circles. First, they determine in each diagram whether the segments shown are tangents or not. Then, students...
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Mid-Module Assessment Task: Pre-Calculus Module 4
Challenge scholars to show what they know about properties and addition and subtraction formulas for trigonometric functions. The resource provides a mid-unit check on the progress toward mastery of trigonometric concepts. The areas...
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Worksheet 8 - Limit of Slopes
In this limit of slopes worksheet, students compute the limit of slopes, find the slope of the secant line, and determine the slope of the tangent line. This one-page worksheet contains five multi-step problems.
CK-12 Foundation
Tangent Graphs: Slope and Angle
Learning about tangents doesn't have to be a slippery slope. Pupils drag a point around a unit circle to see how angle affects the slope of a line. They individually answer a set of challenge questions to come to the conclusion that...