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No.Of Tangents to a Circle from a Given Point

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State the following statement is true or false
The line AB in the diagram is tangent of a circle.

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A True
A line which touches a circle at just one point is a tangent to the circle. Hence line AB is a tangent.

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