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The line intersecting a circle at exactly one point is called as _____(a) arc(b) secant(c) chord(d) tangentThe question was posed to me in an interview.Asked question is from Tangent to a Circle topic in portion Circles of Mathematics – Class 10

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The CORRECT answer is (d) tangent

Explanation: A line that touches/intersects a circle at exactly one point of a circle is CALLED a tangent and an infinite number of TANGENTS are drawn to a circle whereas secant is a line that intersects two DISTINCT POINTS on a circle.



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