1. Segment Lengths in Circles
Objectives:
To find the lengths of segments associated with circles.

2. Secants Secant – A line that intersects a circle in exactly 2 points.F B A E
Secant – A line that intersects a circle in exactly 2 points.
EF or AB are secants
AB is a chord

3. Lengths of Secants, Tangents, & Chords
Tangent & Secant y a c t z x b z d w y
a•b = c•d
t2 = y(y + z)
w(w + x) = y(y + z)

4. Examples: Find the length of g. Find length of x. t2 = y(y + z)8 15 g 3 x 7 5
t2 = y(y + z)
152 = 8(8 + g)
225 = g
161 = 8g
= g
a•b = c•d
(3)•(7) = (x)•(5)
21 = 5x
4.2 = x

5. Ex.: 2 Secants Find the length of x. w(w + x) = y(y + z)20 14
w(w + x) = y(y + z)
14( ) = 16(16 + x)
(34)(14) = x
476 = x
220 = 16x
3.75 = x 16 x

6. Ex. : A little bit of everything!
Find the measures of the missing variables
Solve for k first.
w(w + x) = y(y + z)
9(9 + 12) = 8(8 + k)
186 = k
k = 15.6 12 k
175° 9 8
60°
Next solve for r
t2 = y(y + z)
r2 = 8( )
r2 = 189
r = 13.7 a° r
Lastly solve for ma
m1 = ½(x - y)
ma = ½(175 – 60)
ma = 57.5°

7. What have we learned?
When dealing with angle measures formed by intersecting secants or tangents you either add or subtract the intercepted arcs depending on where the lines intersect.
There are 3 formulas to solve for segments lengths inside of circles, it depends on which segments you are dealing with: Secants, Chords, or Tangents.