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Answer:

False

Step-by-step explanation:

The angle between a tangent and the radius of a circle at the point of contact is right.

Thus the triangle formed would be right.

Check using the converse of Pythagoras' identity

If the square on the longest side is equal to the sum of the squares on the other 2 sides then the triangle is right.

8² = 64

3² + 7² = 9 + 49 = 58

Since 64 ≠ 58 then the triangle is not right and the line shown is not a tangent.

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Definition:

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

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the diagram shown there is one line which intersect the circle once, therefore this statement is true.

Answer

True

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