Understanding and Constructing Tangencies in Geometry
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Tangencies
Making Tangents
Two Circles
- External Tangents: Draw another circle concentric to the larger one with radius R - r. Join the centers. This is the bisector. Draw an auxiliary circle to the centers. Join the center with the points of intersection with the smaller circumference and extend. Where the lines intersect the larger circle will be the tangent points. Parallels are drawn to the smaller circle to find all points of contact.
- Internal Tangents: The process is the same, except that the circle is of radius R + r, and the parallels are drawn to the opposite side.
Tangent to a Circle Passing Through Point P
- If the tangent is to be external, a concentric circle of radius R + r is drawn. From P, an arc of radius R is drawn, which intersects