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Relation between Tangent and Intersecting Line

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The tangent to a circle is a line which touches the circle at exactly ________.

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C

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Q. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) A line which intersects a circle at two points, is called a secant of the circle.
(b) A line intersecting a circle at one point only is called a tangent to the circle.
(c) The point at which a line touches the circle is called the point of contact.
(d) A tangent to the circle can be drawn from a point inside the circle.

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.

The tangent to a circle is a line which touches the circle at exactly ________.

Q. A straight line which touches a circle at exactly two points is called a ________

Q. A line that touches a circle at exactly one point is called a ______.

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