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Given Lines <math> AB </math> and <math> AC </math> with <math> AC </math> tangent to the related circle at <math> C </math>, <math> A </math> lies outside the circle, and Line <math> AB </math> intersects the circle between <math> A </math> and <math> B </math> at <math> D </math>, <math> AD\cdot AB=AC^{2} </math>.
  
 
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Revision as of 14:46, 23 April 2024

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 $AB$ and $CD$ intersect at a point $P$ within a circle, then $AP\cdot BP=CP\cdot DP$

Case 2 (Outside the Circle):

Classic Configuration

Given lines $AB$ and $CB$ originate from two unique points on the circumference of a circle ($A$ and $C$), intersect each other at point $B$, outside the circle, and re-intersect the circle at points $F$ and $G$ respectively, then $BF\cdot BA=BG\cdot BC$.

Tangent Line

Given Lines $AB$ and $AC$ with $AC$ tangent to the related circle at $C$, $A$ lies outside the circle, and Line $AB$ intersects the circle between $A$ and $B$ at $D$, $AD\cdot AB=AC^{2}$.

Normal Configuration

Tangent Line

Case 3 (On the Border/Useless Case):

    • Still working

Proof

Problems

Introductory (AMC 10, 12)

Intermediate (AIME)

Olympiad (USAJMO, USAMO, IMO)