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Definition of tangent in a circle?
A tangent to a circle is a line from a point outside the circles which touches the circle at a single point.
What is a line called that touches the outside of a circle?
It is a tangent line
What is a secant. a tangent?
Secants are chords that go through a circle ONCE! Tangents are rays or segments with one point touching the border of a circle and nothing else.
What are the similarities and differences between solving problems involving secant-secant segments and tangent-secant segments drawn to a circle from the same exterior point?
the difference is california kingz
Can a chord become a tangent?
No because a chord is a small part of the circumference and a tangent is a line outside of the circle that touches the circumference at a single point.
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