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A straight line joining any two points on the circumference of a circle is called a ___.

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tangent

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chord

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sector

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arc

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Solution

The correct option is B
chord

A chord of a circle is a straight line segment whose endpoints both lie on the circle. A secant line, or just secant, is the infinite line extension of a chord.

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