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A tangent of a circle is a straight line that touches the circle's circumference at just one point

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The place where a tangent line intersects a circle?

Point of Tangency


If a line is tangent to a circle then it is what to the radius drawn at the point of tangency?

Perpendicular


The point at which a tangent line meets a circle is called the point of tangency?

true


Is the tangent of a circle is parallel to the radius drawn to the point of tangency?

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Is the tangent to a circle perpindicular to the radius drawn to the point of tangency?

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What is the place where a tangent line intersects a circle?

Definition: a tangent is a line that intersects a circle at exactly one point, the point of intersection is the point of contact or the point of tangency. a tangent is a line that intersects a circle at exactly one point, the point of intersection is the (point of contact) or the **point of tangency**.


If a line is tangent to a circle what angle is formed if a radius is drawn to the point of tangency?

90 degrees. QED.


True or false thee point which a tangent line meets a circle is called point of tangency?

True


A tangent circle passes always through the center of the circle?

A line joining the centres of two tangent circles also passes through the point of tangency.


What is a circle whose center is located on the circumfrance of another circle?

A circle whose center is located on the circumference of another circle is called a tangent circle. The point where the two circles meet is called the point of tangency. In this case, the radius of the tangent circle is perpendicular to the radius of the original circle at the point of tangency.


What is the measure of an arc intercepted by an angle formed by a tangent and a chord drawn from the point of tangency if the angle measures 40?

4/9*pi*r where r is the radius of the circle.


What is a point of tangency?

It is the point at which a tangent touches a curve.