Tangent - Chord

How to Use this Applet

The Graph Area

  • Drag any highlighted location on the circle ( • ) to move that location along the circle.
  • Drag any non-highlighted location on the circle to change the radius of the circle.
  • Drag the center of the circle ( • ) to re-position the circle.
  • <SHIFT>+drag the center of the circle ( • ) to re-position the circle horizontally or vertically.

Other

  • Use the "RESET" button to restore the applet to the initial state.