1. Segment Relationships in Circles
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Segment Relationships in Circles
Holt McDougal Geometry
Holt Geometry

2. Warm Up
Solve for x. 1.
2. 3x = 122
3. BC and DC are tangent
to A. Find BC.

3. In 1901, divers near the Greek island of Antikythera discovered several fragments of ancient items. Using the mathematics of circles, scientists were able to calculate the diameters of the complete disks.
The following theorem describes the relationship among the four segments that are formed when two chords intersect in the interior of a circle.

5. Find the value of x and the length of each chord.J

6. Find the value of x and the length of each chord.

7. In circle A, TS ┴RE.
TS= 10 and RE = 3.
TE= b. ES =
c. PE= d. PR=
e. Radius of circle A =

8. The art department is contracted to construct a wooden moon for a play
The art department is contracted to construct a wooden moon for a play. One of the artists creates a sketch of what it needs to look like by drawing a chord and its perpendicular bisector. Find the diameter of the circle used to draw the outer edge of the moon.

9. What if…? Suppose the length of chord AB that the archeologists drew was 12 in. What would be the PR?
6 in.

10. A secant segment is a segment of a secant with at least one endpoint on the circle. An external secant segment is a secant segment that lies in the exterior of the circle with one endpoint on the circle.

12. Find the value of x and the length of each secant segment.

13. Find the value of z and the length of each secant segment.

14. A tangent segment is a segment of a tangent with one endpoint on the circle. AB and AC are tangent segments.

16. Find the value of x.

17. Find the value of y.

21. Lesson Quiz: Part I
1. Find the value of d and the length of each chord.
2. Find the diameter of the plate.

22. Lesson Quiz: Part II
3. Find the value of x and the length of each secant segment.
4. Find the value of a.