Secant and Tangent Segment Exploration
- Author:
- Heidi McCarty
- Topic:
- Geometry, Tangent Line or Tangent
Use this applet to discover the relationship between a tangent segment and secant segment of a circle that share an endpoint outside the circle.
You may change the size of the circle by clicking and dragging point A or B.
You may change the location of the segments by clicking and dragging point C or D.