GRADE 10 · MATHEMATICS · TOPIC 9

Circles and Mensuration

A tangent touches a circle at one point and is perpendicular to radius there.

CONCEPT EXPLAINED

Understand the concept

A tangent touches a circle at one point and is perpendicular to radius there.

SOLVED EXAMPLE

Angle between tangent and radius?

  1. Step 1: At point of tangency, angle is right angle.

Final answer: 90°

PRACTISE YOURSELF

Area of radius 3 circle in π

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9π

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