Mathematics - Additional - 0606 CIE

Tangents To A Circle

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A tangent just grazes a circle, touching it at a single point. There is one beautiful fact that makes every tangent question solvable: the tangent is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point where they touch. That right angle is the key that unlocks the equation of the tangent.

In this lesson you will use the radius-tangent right angle, together with the gradient rules you already know, to find the equation of a tangent at a given point on a circle, without any calculus. Find the gradient of the radius, take its negative reciprocal, and you have the gradient of the tangent.

Malengo

  1. Solve problems involving tangents to a circle, including finding the equations of tangents (no use of calculus is expected).

Maelezo ya Somo

Tangents describe the instant a moving object leaves a curved path, the line of sight that just clears an obstacle, the direction of a wheel's contact with the road. The circle case is the cleanest example, and because it relies only on the radius-tangent right angle and gradients, it is a perfect bridge between coordinate geometry and the calculus tangents you meet later.

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  1. A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to which line at the point of contact? A. The diameter through the centre only B. The radius at that point C. Any chord D. The x-axis Answer: B
  2. A circle has centre O(0,0) and passes through P(3,4). What is the gradient of the radius OP? A. 3/4 B. 4/3 C. -3/4 D. -4/3 Answer: B
  3. For the same circle, what is the gradient of the tangent at P(3,4)? A. 4/3 B. 3/4 C. -3/4 D. -4/3 Answer: C
  4. The equation of the tangent at P(3,4) to the circle centre O(0,0) is: A. y = (4/3)x B. y = -(3/4)x + 25/4 C. y = (3/4)x + 4 D. y = -(4/3)x + 8 Answer: B
  5. A circle has centre C(1,2) and passes through P(4,6). The tangent gradient at P is: A. 4/3 B. 3/4 C. -3/4 D. -4/3 Answer: C

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