Which of the following statements is not true?

Question:

Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) A tangent to a circle intersects the circle exactly at one point.
(b) The point common to a circle and its tangent is called the point of contact.
(c) The tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius of the circle through the point of contact.
(d) A straight line can meet a circle at one point only.

Solution:

 (d)A straight line can meet a circle at one point only.
This statement is not true because a straight line that is not a tangent but a secant cuts the circle at two points.

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