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Illustration showing angles formed by two secants, two tangents, or a tangent and a secant, drawn to a circle form an external point. The angle is measured by half the difference of the intercepted arcs.

Circles With Angles Formed by Secants and Tangents

Illustration showing angles formed by two secants, two tangents, or a tangent and a secant, drawn to…

Illustration to let fall a perpendicular upon a given line from a given external point.

Construction of Perpendicular Upon a Given Line From an External Point

Illustration to let fall a perpendicular upon a given line from a given external point.

Illustration showing that tangents drawn at the ends of any diameter are parallel to each other.

Parallel Tangents to an Ellipse

Illustration showing that tangents drawn at the ends of any diameter are parallel to each other.

Illustration of how to draw a tangent to an ellipse from an external point.

Tangent From External Point to an Ellipse

Illustration of how to draw a tangent to an ellipse from an external point.

Illustration showing the tangents drawn at two corresponding points of an ellipse and its auxiliary circle cut the major axis produced at the same point.

Tangents to an Ellipse

Illustration showing the tangents drawn at two corresponding points of an ellipse and its auxiliary…

Illustration showing that the perpendicular is the shortest line that can be drawn to a straight line from an external point.

Perpendicular Line Drawn To a Given Line From an External Point

Illustration showing that the perpendicular is the shortest line that can be drawn to a straight line…

Illustration showing only one perpendicular can be drawn to a given line from a given external point.

Perpendicular Line Drawn to a Given Line from an External Point

Illustration showing only one perpendicular can be drawn to a given line from a given external point.