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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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.
if that line segment intersects the centre of the circle it is called a radius.
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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.
tangent
A tangent line. A line that intersects a circle at two points is a secant.
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A chord
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.
In geometry, a chord is a line segment that connects two points on a circle. If a chord intersects a circle at exactly 7 points, it means the chord passes through the circle and touches it at 7 different points. This relationship between a triangle, a circle, and a chord with 7 points of intersection is a geometric concept that demonstrates the properties of circles and their chords.
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 or joins two points on a circle is called a chord.
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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.
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 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.