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The tangents from an external point are equal in length

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “The tangents from an external point are equal in length”, from the unit “Circle theorems” (Year 10 Maths) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. The size of the angle labelled a° is ___°.
  2. The size of the angle labelled b° is ___°.
  3. ∠ATC = 51°∠ABT is subtended by the chord AT.The size of the angle labelled e° is ___°.
  4. ∠PEF is subtended by the chord PF.∠PFE is subtended by the chord PE.Find ∠EPD (in degrees).
  5. The size of angle c° is ___°.
  6. Find the size of angle d° (in degrees).
  7. A triangle is formed on the circle from a segment of a tangent, a radius and another line segment. The size of angle a° is ___°.
  8. Points T and U are points where two separate tangents intersect the circle.Find the size of angle b° (in degrees).
  9. Points G and H are points where two separate tangents intersect the circle.The size of angle c° is ___°.
  10. Points Q and P are points where two separate tangents intersect the circle.The size of the angle labelled d° is ___°.
  11. Points J and K are points where two separate tangents intersect the circle.The size of angle e° is ___°.
  12. Points L and N are points where two separate tangents intersect the circle. ∠LMN = 118°.g° = ___°.

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