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Practice with Segments and Circles
Chords, Secants, Tangents
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Directions: Read carefully! Do not assume diagrams are drawn to scale.
1.
Given circle with two chords as marked.
Find x.

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4
6
8
12
segment1

 

 

2.
Given circle O with two secants, as marked, intersecting at A. Find x.

Choose:
20
30
40
56
segment3

 

 

3.
Given circle O with a diameter perpendicular to a chord, as shown. Find x.

Choose:
3
4
5
8
segment22

 

 

4.
Given circle O with two secants, as marked, intersecting at A. Find x.

Choose:
8.75
15
17.6
20
segment4

 

 

5.
Given circle O with a secant and tangent intersecting at A. Find x.

Choose:
1
4
8
9
segment5

 

 

6.
Given circle O with chords as marked.
Find x.

Choose:
2
3
4
5
segment6

 

 

7.
Given circle O with 2 secants. Secant ae passes through the center of the circle. AD = 4, AC = 12, BC = 6.
Find OE.

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4.5
7
9
14
segment7

 

 

8.
Given circle O with a secant and a tangent. Find x.

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4rad3
8rad3
6rad3 9rad3
segment8

 

 

9.
Given circle O with a tangent, a secant and a chord, as shown. AF = x + 2, FE = x, CF = 2, FD = 12 and EB = 8.
Find BD.

Choose:
6
10
12 18
segment9

 

 

10.
In a circle, the diameter, abis extended through B to an external point P. Tangent pc is drawn to point C on the circle. If the radius of the circle is 15, and BP = 2, find PC.
     
Choose:
15
10
8 6
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