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Tangent-Secant Theorem

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In Euclidean geometry, the tangent-secant theorem describes the relation among the line segments created by a tangent line and a secant line drawn to the same circle. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Tangent-secant theorem (Wikipedia)
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    In Euclidean geometry, the tangent-secant theorem describes the relation of line segments created by a secant and a tangent line with the associated circle.
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    In Euclidean geometry, the tangent-secant theorem describes the relation of line segments created by a secant and a tangent line with the associated circle.
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