Question

If his face represents a circle, the outline of the garden gnome's had represents....

Group of answer choices

2 tangents intersecting a common exterior point

2 diameters intersecting a common external point

2 radii intersecting a common exterior point

2 secants intersecting a common exterior point

Answer 1

2 tangents intersecting a common exterior point

Explanation:

The two lines just touch the circle at one point, so they are tangents. They intersect at a common external point — the peak of the hat.

B is wrong. Diameters go through the centre of a circle.

C is wrong. Radii meet at the centre of a circle

D is wrong. Secants intersect a circle at two points.