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A tangent line is a line that intersects a circle at exactly two points?
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∙ 14y ago
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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What is a line that intersects a circle in exactly two points?
secant
What is a straight line that intersects a curve?
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.
A segment with end points of the circle?
if that line segment intersects the centre of the circle it is called a radius.
How many points does a tangent line touch a circle?
1
Does a secant tangent angle pass through the center of the circle?
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.
What is a line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle at two points?
tangent
What is a line called that intersects a circle at one point?
A tangent line. A line that intersects a circle at two points is a secant.
What is a line that intersects a circle in exactly two points?
secant
A line that intersects a circle at exactly two points?
A chord
Line intersecting a circle in two points?
A line can be tangent to a circle in which case it intersects it in one point, it can intersect it in two points, or no points at all. So the choices are 0,1 or 2.
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.
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.
If a straight line intersects with a curve how many points do they have in common?
It depends what kind of curve you're talking about. if it's a circle, and the line is tangent to the circle, then one. If it's a circle, and the line is not tangent to the circle, then two. But if it's a goofy shaped curve then it could be any number. But the most likely answer to your question is 2.
What is the answer if circle is a line that intersects a circle at 2 points?
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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.
What is a straight line that intersects a curve?
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.
what are endpoints on the diameter?
The points where a diameter intersects the circle are its endpoints.
