Fill in the blanks.

(i) A line intersecting a circle in two distinct points is called a ……..


(ii) A circle can have ………..parallel tangents at the most.


(iii) The common point of a tangent to a circle and the circle is called the ………..


(iv) A circle can have ………..tangents.

(i) secant

(ii) two


(iii) point of contact


(iv) infinitely many


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