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A line meets a radius at right angles at its end on the circle. What is this line?
AA tangent
BA secant
CA diameter
DAn inner chord
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A tangent
A line perpendicular to a radius at its endpoint on the circle meets the circle at only that point, so it is the tangent there.
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