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No. A tangent touches the circle at exactly one point. A line that intersects a circle at exactly two points is a secant.
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Such a line is called a tangent line or a tangent to the circle. [Tangent is Latin for touching-- a tangent line touches the circle at just one point. ]
Neither secant nor tangent pass through the center of a circle. A secant passes through one point on the circle and the tangent passes through two points on a circle.
A straight line that intersects a circle or curve at two points, but which has both end points outside the circle or curve is called a secant. A straight line that links two points on a circle or curve is called a chord. A straight line which touches a circle or curve at one point is called a tangent. A straight line that cuts a circle or curve at one point is a straight line.* For moving diagrams see Related links below this box.
No. A tangent touches the circle at exactly one point. A line that intersects a circle at exactly two points is a secant.
A tangent line. A line that intersects a circle at two points is a secant.
A secant is a line that passes through a point on the circle and the center of the circle. It intersects the circle at two different points.
If a line intersects a circle at exactly one point, it is a tangent to that 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**.
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