Question

A secant and a tangent meet at a 90° angle outside the circle. What must be the difference between the measures of the intercepted arcs? 45° 90° 180° 270°

Answer 1

Answer:

180° A secant and a tangent meet at a 90° angle outside the circle. ... When a tangent and a secant two secants or two tangents intersect outside a circle then the measure of the angle formed is one-half the positive difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs.

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Answer 2

Given,

A secant and a tangent meet at a 90° angle outside the circle.

To find,

the difference between the measures of the intercepted arcs

Solution

1. A tangent meets a secant at a 90° angle outside the circle.

2. When two secants or two tangents intersect outside a circle the measure of the angle formed is one-half the positive difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs

3. So the answer is an option (c) 180°