A tangent to a circle meets the circle at
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Answer: B. exactly one point
A tangent touches the circle at exactly one point, the point of contact.
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Class 10 · Mathematics · Mathematics
10. Circles
The tangent at any point of a circle is ___ to the radius through the point of contact.
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Answer: A. perpendicular
This is a theorem in the chapter: tangent ⟂ radius at the point of contact.
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