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A line that touches a circle at exactly one point is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A line that cuts a circle at two points is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →A tangent is the special case of a secant in which the two end points of the chord:Read the answer and worked solution →The single point where a tangent touches a circle is called the point of:Read the answer and worked solution →

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A line that touches a circle at exactly one point is called a:

  1. Tangent
  2. Tandem
  3. Tension
  4. Terminal
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Correct answer: A. Tangent

1. The line meets the circle without cutting through it. 2. Only one common point exists. 3. That line is a tangent. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class X, Chapter 10, Circles._

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A line that cuts a circle at two points is called a:

  1. Series
  2. Secant
  3. Segment
  4. Sector
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Correct answer: B. Secant

1. Two points of the circle lie on the line. 2. Such a line has its own name. 3. It is a secant. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class X, Chapter 10, Circles._

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A tangent is the special case of a secant in which the two end points of the chord:

  1. Coincide
  2. Separate
  3. Disappear
  4. Duplicate
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Correct answer: A. Coincide

1. Sliding a secant outward shortens its chord. 2. At the limit both ends meet at one point. 3. So the end points coincide. _Source: syllabus Mathematics Class X, Chapter 10, Circles._

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