<![CDATA[AbstrakLatar belakang penelitian ini adalah rendahnya hasil belajar matematika peserta didik terhadap pokok bahasan garis singgung lingkaran di SMP Al-Islam Benteng Tellue. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kesulitan-kesulitan yang dialami peserta didik dalam menyelesaikan soal-soal pokok bahasan garis singgung lingkaran. Pendekatan penelitian yang digunakan yaitu pendekatan kualitatif yang dipadukan dengan jenis penelitian deskriptif. Subjek penelitian yaitu sebanyak 10 orang peserta didik di kelas VIII SMP Al-Islam Benteng Tellue. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode tes dan wawancara. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kesulitan-kesulitan yang dialami peserta didik dalam menyelesaikan soal-soal pokok bahasan garis singgung lingkaran yaitu kesulitan pemahaman maksud soal yang tergolong rendah; kesulitan pemahaman konsep yang tergolong tinggi; kesulitan proses perhitungan yang tergolong rendah. AbstractThe background of this research is the low achievement of students' mathematics learning outcomes on the subject of circle tangent at SMP Al-Islam Benteng Tellue. This study aims to determine the difficulties experienced by students in solving the tangents to circles. The research approach used is a qualitative approach combined with a descriptive type of research. The research subjects were 10 students in class VIII SMP Al-Islam Benteng Tellue. Data was collected using the test and interview methods. Data were analyzed descriptively. The results of the study indicate that the difficulties experienced by students in solving the questions of the tangent line of the circle are the difficulties in understanding the meaning of the questions are classified as low; the difficulty of understanding the concept is high; the difficulty of the calculation process is low.]]>
