alleryStart learning →Tangents are drawn at the two ends of a diameter of a circle. They are
Aequal chords
Bperpendicular
Cmeeting at 60°
Dparallel lines
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. parallel lines
Each tangent is perpendicular to the same diameter, so the two tangents are parallel.
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