Which of the following is not true for a point P on the circle?

Perpendicular to the tangent passes through the centre

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There are 2 tangents to the circle from point P

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Only 1 tangent can be drawn from point P

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is B
There are 2 tangents to the circle from point P

Only one tangent can be drawn from a point on the circle and the tangent is always perpendicular to the radius.

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Q. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) The tangents drawn at the end points of a chord of a circle are parallel.
(b) From a point P on the exterior of a circle, only two secants can be drawn through P to the circle.
(c) From a point P in the plane of a circle, two tangents can be drawn to the circle.
(d) The perpendicular at the point of contact to the tangent to a circle passes through the centre of the circle.

Q. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) If a point P lies inside a circle, no tangent can be drawn to the circle passing through P.
(b) If a point P lies on a circle, then one and only one tangent can be drawn to the circle at P.
(c) If a point P lies outside a circle, then only two tangents can be drawn to the circle from P.
(d) A circle can have more than two parallel tangents parallel to a given line.

Q. Which of the following statements are true?
1) No tangents can be drawn to a circle from an interior point.
2) Only two tangents, at most, can be drawn to a circle from an exterior point.

Which of the following stateements is not true ?

(a) If a point P lies inside a circle, no tangent can be drawn to the circle, passing through P.

(b) If a point P lies on the circle, then one and only tangent can eb drawn to the circle at P.

(d) A circle can have more than two parallel tangents, parallel to a given line.

At most two tangents can be drawn parallel to a given secant because there are only two points on a circle through which the lines parallel to the secant are tangents to the circle.

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Which of the following is not true for a point P on the circle?

The correct option is B There are 2 tangents to the circle from point P Only one tangent can be drawn from a point on the circle and the tangent is always perpendicular to the radius.

The correct option is B
There are 2 tangents to the circle from point P

Only one tangent can be drawn from a point on the circle and the tangent is always perpendicular to the radius.