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For an incircle of a triangle, the sides of the triangle are ___ of the incircle.

chords

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segment of circle

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tangent of a circle

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diameter of circle

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Solution

The correct option is C
tangent of a circle

The sides of a triangle are tangent to the incircle of that triangle.

Above diagram explains more about an incircle, where the circle is touching all the sides at a single point.

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For an incircle of a triangle, the sides of the triangle are ___ of the incircle.

The correct option is C tangent of a circle The sides of a triangle are tangent to the incircle of that triangle. Above diagram explains more about an incircle, where the circle is touching all the sides at a single point.

The correct option is C
tangent of a circle

The sides of a triangle are tangent to the incircle of that triangle.

Above diagram explains more about an incircle, where the circle is touching all the sides at a single point.