The point where a tangent meets a circle is called _________.

Point of secant

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Point of contact

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End Point of secant

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Tangent

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Solution

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Point of contact

A tangent meets a circle at only one point. That common point of the tangent and the circle is called point of contact. Any other point on the tangent lies outside the circle.

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The point where the tangent meets the circle is called ___

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.

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

Fill in the blanks:

(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 ____.

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