Secants, Tangents, and Angles Answers

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Circle C is shown. Secants A D and D J intersects at point D outside of the circle. Secant A D intersects the circle at point B and secant D J intersects the circle at point E. Angle D is 37 degrees and the measure of arc B E is 38 degrees. Secants A G and J G intersect at point G outside of the circle. Secant A G intersects the circle at point F and secant J G intersects the circle at point H. Angle G is 32 degrees.

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A
31°
B
48°
C
112°
D
121°
10

Circle P is shown. Tangents R S and T S intersect at point S outside of the circle to form angle x. The first arc formed is arc y, and the second arc formed is arc z.

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A
The sum of y and z must be 2x.
B
The sum of y and z must be x.
Option B
C
The difference of z and y must be 2x.
D
The difference of z and y must be x.
Option D
11

Circle Z is shown. Chords A C and B D intersect. The measure of arc C D is 147 degrees and the measure of arc A B is 133 degrees. Angle 2 intercepts the arc with measure 147 degrees. Angle 1 intercepts the arc with measure 133 degrees.

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A
70°
B
133°
C
140°
D
147°
12

Circle O is shown. Tangents C B and A B intersect at point B outside of the circle. The measure of the first arc formed is 126 degrees, and the measure of the second arc formed is 234 degrees.

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A
27°
B
54°
C
108°
D
120°
13

Circle Y is shown. 2 chords intersect. Angle 1 intercepts an arc with measure 37 degrees. Angle 2 intercepts an arc with measure 25 degrees.

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A
6°
B
25°
C
31°
D
37°
14

Circle Q is shown. Secant L N and tangent P N intersect at point N outside of the circle. Secant L N intersects the circle at point M. Arc M P is y, arc L P is x, and arc M L is z.

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A
m∠MNP = (x – y)
Option A
B
m∠MNP = (x + y)
Option B
C
m∠MNP = (z + y)
Option C
D
m∠MNP = (z – y)
Option D
15

A secant and a tangent meet at a 90° angle outside the circle. What must be the difference between the measures of the intercepted arcs?

A
45°
B
90°
C
180°
D
270°
16

A circle is shown. Secant R T and tangent U T intersect at point T outside of the circle to form an angle with a measure of 21 degrees. Secant R T intersects the circle at point S. Arc R U is 119 degrees.

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A
49°
B
77°
C
98°
D
161°
18

Circle O is shown. Secants C A and C E intersect at point C outside of the circle to form an angle with measure 36 degrees. Secant C A intersects the circle at point B, and secant C E intersects the circle at point D. Arc B D is 48 degrees.

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A
84°
B
96°
C
120°
D
168°
19

Circle X is shown in the diagram.

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A
m∠1 = (a – b)
Option A
B
m∠1 = (a + b)
Option B
C
m∠1 = (c – d)
Option C
D
m∠1 = (c + d)
Option D

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