14.4k views
3 votes
Help!!

here are the options
AB←→
is a chord.
AB←→
is a tangent line.
AB←→
is a diameter.
AB←→
is a secant line.

Help!! here are the options AB←→ is a chord. AB←→ is a tangent line. AB←→ is a diameter-example-1
User Olafant
by
6.1k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Answer:

AB←→

is a secant line.

Explanation:

Not a chord because a chord ends and begins on a circular arch. (on the circle edge)

Cannot be a tangent line because a tangent line never touches the inside of a line.

Cannot be the diameter because a. it is always just inside the circle and I think it is the longest line (strait in the middle)

Can only be a secant line

In geometry, a secant of a curve is a line that intersects the curve at a minimum of two distinct points. The word secant comes from the Latin word secare, meaning to cut. In the case of a circle, a secant will intersect the circle at exactly two points.

User RezKesh
by
6.0k points