Question

A line that intersects a circle at exactly one point is called a ______

Chord

Tangent

Secant

Answer 1

B) Tangent, as it touches the circle's circumference only once, and is a straight line.

Answer 2

A line that intersects a circle at exactly one point is called a tangent.

What is a tangent to a circle?

A line segment that touches a circle specified to only one point is called a tangent to that circle.

The point where it touches the circle is called the point of tangency.

We can see that point line segment PT is the tangent of our circle and point P is the point of tangency.  

Therefore, A line that intersects a circle at exactly one point is called a tangent.

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