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Simplify the Theorems

Below are four circle theorems. I'm sure you've seen some of them in your geometry class.

How can we combine these into a more universal theorem?





It's easy to include secants and tangents into that general formula.

Now, can you do a similar thing with the lengths of interesecting chords or secants?





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