Question

Which statement best describes a secant of a circle?

A. It is a line that touches only one point on the circle.
B. It is a line that joins a point on the circle with the center of the circle.
C. It is a line that divides the circle into two equal halves.
D. It is a line that intersects the circle at two points.

Answer 1

The answer that is correct is D

Explanation: the girl above me said it and shes verififed sooo

Answer 2

Answer: D.It is a line that intersects the circle at two points.

Explanation:

• A secant of a circle is a line which cuts a circle in at least two different points.It intersects the circle at exactly two points where as a chord is the line segment occurred by these two points. It is the interval on a secant whose endpoints are those points.

Therefore, the statement best describes a secant of a circle is

"D. It is a line that intersects the circle at two points."