document.write( "Question 467056: Which of these is a secant?\r
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document.write( "EB, AD, GB or no secant at all?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #320355 by Theo(13342) You can put this solution on YOUR website! click on the following link to see your picture in a separate window. \n" ); document.write( "your picture is here \n" ); document.write( "The secant is GB. \n" ); document.write( "all the other ones are chords, except for BP and PC which are radii. \n" ); document.write( "AD is both a chord and a diameter. \n" ); document.write( "AP and PD are also radii. \n" ); document.write( "FB, FC, BE, and EC are chords \n" ); document.write( "a secant is a line that intersects a circle at 2 points. \n" ); document.write( "if the line terminates at the boundaries of the circle, then it is a chord. \n" ); document.write( "if it extends beyond the boundaries of the circle at one or both ends, then it is a secant. \n" ); document.write( "if the line intersects the circle at one point only, then it is a tangent. \n" ); document.write( "check the following reference for additional information. \n" ); document.write( "http://www.mathopenref.com/circle.html \n" ); document.write( " |