Constructing Tangent Lines


Resource ID#: 87077 Primary Type: Tutorial
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Direct Link: https://www.geogebra.org/m/uq2dkMqc

This GeoGebraTube interactive worksheet shows you the step by step method for constructing tangent lines to a circle from a point outside the circle.  Use the slider to see each step, and read below the illustration to follow the steps.  

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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Students
Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Adobe Flash Player, Java Plugin, GeoGebra Free Software (Download the Free GeoGebra Software)
Instructional Time: 10 Minute(s)
Keywords: circle, tangent, construct, point of tangency
Instructional Component Type(s): Tutorial,  Virtual Manipulative, 
Resource Collection: Mathematics - Geometry - Grades 9-12 Existing Student Tutorials

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