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Drawing Tangents to a Circle from a Point on the Circle

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Fill in the blanks:
(i) The common point of a tangent and the circle is called_
(ii)A circle may have_ parallel tangents.
(iii)A tangent to a circle intersects it in_ point(s).
(iv)A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a_
(v)The angle between tangent at a point on a circle and the radius through the points is___

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(a) point of contact
(b) two

(c) one
(d) secant
(e) 90 degrees or right angle
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(i) The common point of a tangent and the circle is called ..........

(ii) A circle may have .............. parallel tangents.

(iii) A tangent to a circle intersects in it ............ point(s).

(iv) A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a ...........

(v) The angle between tangent at a point on a circle and the radius through the point is ........

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(i) A tangent to a circle intersects it in _______ point (s).

(ii) A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a __________.

(iii) A circle can have __________ parallel tangents at the most.

(iv) The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called ____.

Q. Fill in the blanks.
(i) A line intersecting a circle at two distinct points is called a ....... .
(ii) A circle can have ....... parallel tangents at the most.
(iii) The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called the ....... .
(iv) A circle can have ...... tangents.

Q. Which of these statements are True -
(a) A tangent to a circle intersects it in one point.
(b) A line intersecting a circle in two points is called secant.
(c) A circle can have two parallel tangents at the most.
(d) The common point of a tangent to a circle is called point of contact.

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.

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