SOLUTION: 1. Which of the following is a true statement about a tangent and a radius? A. A tangent and a radius of a hexagon are always equal lengths. B. A tangent and a radius of a circle

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Question 628715: 1. Which of the following is a true statement about a tangent and a radius?
A. A tangent and a radius of a hexagon are always equal lengths.
B. A tangent and a radius of a circle meet to form a 90° angle.
C. A tangent and a radius intersect at the foci of an ellipse.
D. A tangent and a radius in a cylinder form two legs of a right triangle with the cylinder's altitude serving as the hypotenuse.

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B. A tangent and a radius of a circle meet to form a 90° angle.
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