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प्रश्न
Which of the following statements is not true?
विकल्प
A tangent to a circle intersects the circle exactly at one point.
The point common to the circle and its tangent is called the point of contact.
The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle through the point of contact.
A straight line can meet a circle at one point only.
MCQ
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उत्तर
A straight line can meet a circle at one point only.
Explanation:
A straight line can intersect a circle in 0, 1 or 2 points (0 if it misses the circle, 1 if it is a tangent, 2 if it is a secant), so it is not correct to say a straight line can meet a circle at one point only.
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