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 1

Answer:

The midpoint of the segment

Step-by-step explanation:

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.

Next you must use your compass. After you set it, you should put the point at the midpoint of the segment.

Answer 2

Tangent to a circle at a pointGeometry construction using a compass and straightedgeThis shows how to construct the tangent to a circle at a given point on the circle with compass and straightedge or ruler. It works by using the fact that a tangent to a circle isperpendicular to the radius at the point of contact. It first creates a radius of the circle, thenconstructs a perpendicular to the radius at the given point.