The construction of the tangent to the circle at point P gives the
attached image having markings which are the steps in the construction.
How can the tangent to the circle be constructed?
The steps to draw a tangent to a circle are as follows;
- With the straight edge, construct passing through the center of the circle P and the point B on the circle and extend the further from the point B
- Place the compass at point P and draw an arc intersecting the above line on both sides of point P at points Q and R
- Extend the compass to make it larger than PQ, place the compass at points Q and draw an arc on one side of the line PQ
- Place the compass on point R and with the same radius (arc width) above and draw an arc on the same side of the circle intersecting the arc drawn above
- Join the point of intersection of the arcs to the point B to complete the construction of the tangent to the circle
A drawing showing the completed drawing and the relevant markings in
the steps to construct a tangent to a circle created with MS Visio is
attached.
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