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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A line that intersects the radius of a circle at a point on the circle and is perpendicular to the radius is known as a tangent. True or false?

Directrix (directrix):

True.

Directrix (directrix):

If a line is perpendicular to a radius at its outer endpoint, then it is tangent to the circle. http://staff.fcps.net/scombs/PostulatesTheorems.htm

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