A tangent to a circle at point P is a straight line that touches the circle at P. The tangent is perpendicular to the radius which joins the centre of the circle to the point P. As the tangent is a ...

The tangent is defined as the single point where a straight line meets a curved surface. The tangent can be determined with a collection of mathematical formulas but is most commonly determined by ...

Two intersecting lines are tangent to two circles and form an angle of 74°. The circles have area ratios of 36 to 25. The distance from the point of tangency on the large circle to the point of ...