GEOMETRY: What is this figure called on this link?? 10 points!!?

Question

hw help...whats the name for the figure in the middle of the illustration where it says one intersection??

i know that it is tangeant and all the but i dont know what its called i thought it was like tangeant line or something but not sure please help 10 points thanks

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Circle-LineIntersection.html

Answer 1

Circle Tangent Line :]

Answer 2

The first illustration is a line which do not intersects the line

The second illustration shows a tangent

The third illustration shows a chord

:-)

Answer 3

Its a tangent line. If a line is tangent to a circle, it intersects the circle at exactly one point.

Hope I helped lots!! :>

Answer 4

it is a tangent. the point of intersection is the point of tangency. the line which intersects the circle curve thru a single point is the tangent line. i cannot find any other name for the figure as of now. the terms that i have mentioned came from my geometry teacher. hope i helped you. have a great day!