Question

Figure-1, number of tangents parallel to tangent PQ is
5.
In the given circle in Figure-, number of tangents parall
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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2
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Answer 1

Answer:

Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

Because you can only have one tangent parallel to pq and rest all would be intersecting it or it will be secant

Answer 2

Given:

Cicle with tangent PQ

To find:

The number of tangents parallel to tangent PQ

Answer:

Definition:

A tangent to a circle is a straight line which touches the circle at only one point.

• A circle has infinite number of tangents.
• However, among 'n' parallel lines (where n>2), a circle can be constructed only between 2 lines, which act as tangents to the circle.
• On the corollary, the number of parallel tangents to a circle is 2.

Thus the number of tangents parallel to tangent PQ is (D) 1