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A chord is a straight line within a circle that divides the circle into two parts - these parts are called arcs.

The diameter is a chord that runs through the centre of the circle and divides the circle into two equal parts.

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A line that intersects a circle in two points?

A chord line intersects a circle at two points of which the circle's diameter is its largest chord.


What is a straight line joining points on a circle?

A straight line joining points on a circle is called a "chord" of that circle. If the line happens to pass through the center of the circle, then it's a "diameter" of that circle. The question asked about "points" on a circle, so two points on the circumference of that circle are being considered. (No line can join more than two points of a circle.)


What touches the circle at two points?

A line that intersects a circle at exactly two points is known as a secant line. This line crosses the circumference of the circle, creating two distinct intersection points. In contrast, a tangent line touches the circle at only one point, while a secant line extends through the circle.


A line segment that connects any two points of a circle is called?

A chord is a line which connects two points which lie on a circle.


What is the name of a line intersecting a circle in two points?

A line that intersects a circle at two points is called a "secant." This line passes through the interior of the circle, creating two distinct intersection points on the circle's circumference. In contrast, a line that touches the circle at exactly one point is known as a "tangent."


A tangent line is a line that intersects a circle at exactly two points?

No. A tangent touches the circle at exactly one point. A line that intersects a circle at exactly two points is a secant.


A line segment that intersects with two points on a circle is called what?

A line segment that intersects with or joins two points on a circle is called a chord.


What do you call the line that intersects the circle at two points?

A straight line that intersects a circle's circumference at two points will create a chord of which the circle's diameter is its largest chord.


A line joining two points on the circle?

A secant line.


Is line of segment that connect the two points pasig th circle?

A line that connects two points on the circumference of a circle or on the line of an ellipse is called a "chord." The longest chord of a circle passes through the two points that are furthest apart, and it is caled a "diameter."


What is a line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle at two points?

tangent


What are the two line segments that contains two points of the circle?

Regardless of where you mark two points on a circle, there's only one possible line segment between them. It's called a "chord" of the circle.