Identifying Chords Secants and Tangents

A line that touches (intersects) the circle only once from the outside.

• Secant

• Chord

• Tangent

• Line

A chord is a segment that connects ___________

• the center to the endpoint

• to one point outside the circle

• a central angle

• 2 endpoints of a circle

What is a line that intersects the circle in exactly TWO places

• Chord

• Diameter

• Tangent

• Secant

What is line PT?

• chord

• secant

• point of tangency

• tangent

Using the circle with center O, identify a secant.

• MN

• EC

• OC

• DF

• Secant

• Tangent

• Chord

• Point of Tangency

Name a secant.

• BD

• DG

• HF

• AF

is a...

• Secant

• Tangent

• Chord

• Point of Tangency

Name a Secant?

• KL

• JI

• GI

• JL

Which one is a secant?

• segment MP

• segment DC

• line DC

• segment NA