Question

You are constructing a tangent line from a point outside a given circle to the circle is to draw a circle and a point outside the circle. You have drawn the circle, a point outside the circle and connected the center of the circle to the point outside the circle. You found the midpoint of the segment. Next you must use your compass. After you set it, where should you put the point?
Answer choices
A) The center of the circle
B) The point outside the circle
C) The midpoint of the segment
D) The intersection of the segment and the circle

Answer 1

Answer: Option C) The midpoint of the segment.

Then, you draw a circle with radius the half of the distance between the center of the circle and the point outside the circle.

The tangency points are the points where this circle cuts the given circle.