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What is the name of a straight line which touches the edge of a circle?
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∙ 11y ago
A tangent. And it does not need to be a circle - it can be any curve.
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∙ 11y ago
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What is the name for a straight line that just touches the edge of a circle?
The tangent.
What does '' a tangent to a circle '' mean?
It is a straight line that touches the circle.
Tangent of a circle is what?
A tangent of a circle is a straight line that touches the circle at only one point.
What is a straight line from the centre to the edge of a circle called?
A straight line from the center of a circle to the outer edge is called a radius.
What is the name for a straight line that touches the edge of a cicle?
Tangent
What is the name of the straight line that just touches the edge of a circle?
Tangent.
What is the name for a straight line that just touches the edge of a circle?
The tangent.
What happens between a radius and a tangent in a circle?
A tangent is always perpendicular to the radius of a circle. A radius is a straight line going from the center of the circle to the circumference (edge) of the circle. A tangent is a straight line outside the circle that touched the circle at one (and only one) point. When a tangent touches the outside edge of the circle at the same point where a radius touches the edge of the circle, the angle between the radius and tangent line is 90 degrees meaning they are perpendicular.
What is the straight line which touches the circumference in a circle?
It is the tangent of the circle
What does '' a tangent to a circle '' mean?
It is a straight line that touches the circle.
Tangent of a circle is what?
A tangent of a circle is a straight line that touches the circle at only one point.
What is a straight line from the centre to the edge of a circle called?
A straight line from the center of a circle to the outer edge is called a radius.
What is the name for a straight line that touches the edge of a cicle?
Tangent
What name is given to the line that traces the edge of a circle?
The curved line that traces the boundary or perimeter of a circle is called the circumference. A straight line that touches the circle at just one point is called a tangent. See the related link, 'The Parts of the Circle', below this answer.
What is the tangent of a circle?
A tangent is a straight line that touches a circle's circumference at one point
What is a straight line fom the centre of the circle to the edge?
It is the radius of a circle
What is the tangency of a circle?
A tangent of a circle is a straight line that touches the circle's circumference at just one point
