Question

15 PTS PLEASE HELP IF RIGHT 5 STARS AND A BRAINLIEST IF WRONG 1 STAR Which statement best describes a tangent of a circle?
a. It is a segment that intersects the circle in exactly two points.
b. It is a segment that touches the circle in exactly one point and makes a right angle with the radius.
c. It is a segment that connects a point on the circle to the center of the circle.
d. It is a segment that connects two distinct points on a circle.

Answer 1

b. It is a segment that touches the circle in exactly one point and makes a right angle with the radius.

Nothing really to be explained, it just the definition of the tangent.