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| Title of object: |
tangent of circle |
| Canonical Name: |
TangentOfCircle |
| Type: |
Definition |
| Created on: |
2007-10-24 06:21:42 |
| Modified on: |
2007-10-24 06:21:42 |
| Classification: |
msc:51-00, msc:51M15 |
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The \PMlinkescapetext{tangent of a circle} may be defined by using whatever of the below three criterions.\\
The \PMlinkescapetext{{\em tangent of a circle}} is a line,
\begin{itemize}
\item whose distance from the centre of the circle is equal to the radius of the circle;
\item which has only one common point with the circle;
\item which is perpendicular to a radius of the circle and passes through the end point of the radius lying on the circumferenc.
\end{itemize}
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