Question

what is the meaning of secant and tangent​

Answer 1

Answer:A tangent line just touches a curve at a point, matching the curve's slope there. (From the Latin tangens "touching"

A secant line intersects two or more points on a curve.

Answer 2

Answer :

secant: in geometry a secant of curve is a line that intersects the curve at a minimum of distinct points.

This word derived from latin word secare which means cutting

Tangent: in geometry the tangent line to a plane curve at a given point is the straight line

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