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A line can be tangent to a circle in which case it intersects it in one point, it can intersect it in two points, or no points at all.
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What is a line intersecting a circle in two points?
it is called a secant
How is that any line intersecting the interior of a given circle is a secant of that circle?
Any line that enters a circle (and is not a tangent) must cross its boundary twice; once to enter, once to exit. Since a secant is a line segment that joins two different points on a curve, such a line as above is a secant.
What is a straight line joining points on a circle?
A straight line joining points on a circle is called a "chord" of that circle. If the line happens to pass through the center of the circle, then it's a "diameter" of that circle. The question asked about "points" on a circle, so two points on the circumference of that circle are being considered. (No line can join more than two points of a circle.)
A line segment that connects any two points of a circle is called?
A chord is a line which connects two points which lie on a circle.
How to find the the circumcenter of a triangle?
The circumcenter of a triangle is the center of a circle who's radius touches all three of the triangle's vertices. The circumcenter can be found using the intersection of 2 or more perpendicular bisectors. A bisector is a line perpendicular from the mid point of a triangle's line segment.To find the circumcenter of a triangle, create two bisectors by following these steps:StepsWith a compass, draw a circle from the first point in the triangle larger then the triangle.Draw the same size circle from point two.Draw the same size circle from point three.Draw a line from the two intersecting points of circle one and two.Draw a line from the two intersecting points of circle two and three.The intersection of the lines from step 4 and 5 will define the circumcenter of the triangle.
What is a line intersecting a circle in two points?
it is called a secant
What is the chord of a circle?
Take any circle and draw a straight line through it anywhere so that the line intersects the circle at two distinct points. The segment between the two points on the circle is the chord. A diameter, that is, a line segment through the center, could be a chord. But any shorter segment drawn through the circle and intersecting the circle at those two distinct points is a chord. It's just that simple. Need a link? You'll find one below.
How is that any line intersecting the interior of a given circle is a secant of that circle?
Any line that enters a circle (and is not a tangent) must cross its boundary twice; once to enter, once to exit. Since a secant is a line segment that joins two different points on a curve, such a line as above is a secant.
A line that intersects a circle in two points?
A chord line intersects a circle at two points of which the circle's diameter is its largest chord.
What is a straight line joining points on a circle?
A straight line joining points on a circle is called a "chord" of that circle. If the line happens to pass through the center of the circle, then it's a "diameter" of that circle. The question asked about "points" on a circle, so two points on the circumference of that circle are being considered. (No line can join more than two points of a circle.)
A line segment that connects any two points of a circle is called?
A chord is a line which connects two points which lie on a circle.
How to find the the circumcenter of a triangle?
The circumcenter of a triangle is the center of a circle who's radius touches all three of the triangle's vertices. The circumcenter can be found using the intersection of 2 or more perpendicular bisectors. A bisector is a line perpendicular from the mid point of a triangle's line segment.To find the circumcenter of a triangle, create two bisectors by following these steps:StepsWith a compass, draw a circle from the first point in the triangle larger then the triangle.Draw the same size circle from point two.Draw the same size circle from point three.Draw a line from the two intersecting points of circle one and two.Draw a line from the two intersecting points of circle two and three.The intersection of the lines from step 4 and 5 will define the circumcenter of the triangle.
A tangent line is a line that intersects a circle at exactly two points?
No. A tangent touches the circle at exactly one point. A line that intersects a circle at exactly two points is a secant.
A line segment that intersects with two points on a circle is called what?
A line segment that intersects with or joins two points on a circle is called a chord.
What is a line joining two points on the circle?
A straight line connecting two points on a circle is a "Chord". If the chord goes through the center of the circle, it is called, "Diameter".
What do you call the line that intersects the circle at two points?
A straight line that intersects a circle's circumference at two points will create a chord of which the circle's diameter is its largest chord.
A line joining two points on the circle?
A secant line.
