R N. Questions: 1. Name any tangent lines in this diagram. 2. Why isn't line PQ a tangent line? 3. Why isn't segment ON a tangent line?

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a line tangent to a circle intersects the circle in exactly 1 point.
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Questions:
1. Name any tangent lines in this diagram.
2. Why isn't line PQ a tangent line?
3. Why isn't segment ON a tangent line?
Transcribed Image Text:a line tangent to a circle intersects the circle in exactly 1 point. R Questions: 1. Name any tangent lines in this diagram. 2. Why isn't line PQ a tangent line? 3. Why isn't segment ON a tangent line?
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