Fill in the blanks

i. A tangent to a circle intersects it in …………….. point (s).

ii. A line intersecting a circle in two points is called a ……………..

iii. A circle can have ……………… parallel tangents at the most.

iv. The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called ……………

v. We can draw ……………….. tangents to a given circle.

i. One

Property- a tangent to a circle touches it at only one point called the common point.

ii. Secant

Secant- a line that touches the circle at two different points

ii. Two

A circle can have two tangents that are parallel, these two tangents touch the circle on the opposite sides, and distance between the point of contacts is the diameter.

iv. Point of contact

The point where tangent touches the circle is called point of contact.

v. Infinite

We can draw infinite tangents to a circle, as a circle can be assumed to be curve having infinite points and one tangent can be drawn from each point on the circle.