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Construction of Tangent Given a Point on Circle

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A line perpendicular to a radius at its point on the circle necessarily not be a tangent to the circle.

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True

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False

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The correct option is B False

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Which of the following statements is not true ?

(a) A tangent to a circle intersects the circle exactly at one point.

(b) The point common to the circle and its tangent is called the point of contact.

(c) The tangent at any point of a cricle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle through the point of contact.

(d) A straight line can meet a circle at one point only.

Q. Statement 1: A tangent is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact.
Statement 2: A line from the centre to any other point on the tangent has a length greater than the radius of the circle.

Q. Draw a circle of radius 2.7 cm. Draw a tangent to the circle at any point on it.

Q. To prove the statement: "Tangent of a circle is perpendicular to a radius at the point of contact.", the proof was started by "Assume tangent is not perpendicular to radius."
Above method of proof is

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