Question

What is the construction of tangents to a circle?

Answer 1

The construction of tangents to a circle.

Tangent to a circle.

The circle's tangent is a line that touches its circle precisely once. A tangent's point of contact with the circle is known as the tangent's contact point or tangency. At the point of contact, the radius of the circle and the tangent are perpendicular to each other.

Construction of tangent to a Circle:

• Form a circle with the specified radius and center$O$.
• Combine the circle's center $O$ with any point $P$on the circle. The radius of the circle is denoted by$OP$.
• Draw a line via a point $P$ that is perpendicular to the radius $OP$

Hence, The Perpendicular line to the radius $OP$ is the tangent of the circle