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Tangents
Mathematics · Kerala SSLC (Class 10) · English Medium · 41 questions and answers
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- Q: What is a tangent to a circle?
- A: A straight line that touches the circle at exactly one point, called the point of contact.
- Q: How many tangents can be drawn to a circle from a point inside it?
- A: None. A point inside the circle cannot have any tangent line through it that touches the circle.
- Q: How many tangents can be drawn from a point on the circle?
- A: Exactly one, at that point.
- Q: How many tangents can be drawn from a point outside the circle?
- A: Exactly two.
- Q: What can you say about the two tangents from an external point?
- A: They are equal in length. The two tangent segments from an external point to the circle are equal.
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