Question

four tangents are drawn from e to two concentric circles. A,b,c, and d, are the points of tangency. name as many pairs of congruent as possible and tell how you can show each pair is congruent.

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 2

@satellite73

Answer 3

@joemath314159

Answer 4

A tangent to a circle is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of tangency.

Answer 5

yes.. so does that mean, ab cd are congruent and co and bo are congruent?

Answer 6

and AO and DO?

Answer 7

correct

Answer 8

are those all the triangles?

Answer 9

and is there a specific reason why theyre congruent? or are they just by measurement?

Answer 10

There is a word missing in your problems.
"name as many pairs of congruent ________ as possible ..."
What goes in the blank?

Answer 11

triangles.

Answer 12

You haven't mentioned any pairs of triangles congruent. You mentioned only line segments being congruent