Difference between revisions of "Power of a point theorem"
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Revision as of 14:41, 23 April 2024
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Theorem:
There are three unique cases for this theorem. Each case expresses the relationship between the length of line segments that pass through a common point and touch a circle in at least one point.
Case 1 (Inside the Circle):
If two chords and intersect at a point within a circle, then
Case 2 (Outside the Circle):
Classic Configuration
Given lines and originate from two unique points on the circumference of a circle ( and ), intersect each other at point , outside the circle, and re-intersect the circle at points and respectively, then .
Tangent Line
Normal Configuration
Tangent Line
Case 3 (On the Border/Useless Case):
- Still working