Chapter: Geometric Constructions· Mathematics Part 2 (Geometry)

How many tangents can be drawn to a circle through a point on the circle?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. infinitely many

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Answer: B. 1

Answer: (B) 1

Through a point on the circle exactly one tangent can be drawn: the line perpendicular to the radius at that point. From an outside point two tangents can be drawn, from an inside point none.

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