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Question on Circles!

by Cybermusings » Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:22 am
Which one of the following lists the number of points at which a circle can intersect a triangle?

1) 2 and 6
2) 2,4 and 6
3) 1,2,3 and 6 only
4) 1,2,3,4 and 6 only
5) 1,2,3,4,5 and 6 only

What does this question imply...This one is from the mock test series on mba.com
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Re: Question on Circles!

by ajith » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:12 am
Answer is 2

I think

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by RAGS » Sat Apr 14, 2007 3:33 am
The ans is E
since in addition to what ajit has shown we could have a triangle side tangent to circle, it could intersect with a segment on one side and tangent to the second side and the same be extended to the third side
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by ajith » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:12 am
RAGS wrote:The ans is E
since in addition to what ajit has shown we could have a triangle side tangent to circle, it could intersect with a segment on one side and tangent to the second side and the same be extended to the third side
I am not quite sure whether a tangent intersects a circle, a debatable point !!!
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by gabriel » Sat Apr 14, 2007 7:02 am
ajith wrote:
RAGS wrote:The ans is E
since in addition to what ajit has shown we could have a triangle side tangent to circle, it could intersect with a segment on one side and tangent to the second side and the same be extended to the third side
I am not quite sure whether a tangent intersects a circle, a debatable point !!!
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hmmm... me not sure about that one either.... just chk out this link https://www.mathwarehouse.com/geometry/c ... circle.php and remove your own conclusions
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by aim-wsc » Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:18 am
ajith wrote:
RAGS wrote:The ans is E
since in addition to what ajit has shown we could have a triangle side tangent to circle, it could intersect with a segment on one side and tangent to the second side and the same be extended to the third side
I am not quite sure whether a tangent intersects a circle, a debatable point !!!
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well! there's some difference between "line intersects" and "line touches"

Tangent touches the circle and intersects its radius (not circle) at 90.

Answer should be B.
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by ajith » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:03 am
I agree with Johny, a tangent does not intersect a circle.
:D :D :D

So the answer is B
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by rajesh_ctm » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:24 am
What about this?
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by Cybermusings » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:04 am
Well the OA guys is E....There is no explanation given in the mock test....Thanks ajith....that diagram clears a few things
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by ajith » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:53 pm
rajesh_ctm wrote:What about this?
Agree there. I did not consider that option, I was talking about tangents which is never intersected.In this case, eventhough the circle intersects two lines, the point coincides.

Thanks to Rajesh for pointing this out.
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by RAGS » Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:41 am
I think intersection should mean atleast one point and not greater than one point
Also if a line is intersecting radius then it should also intersect the circle
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by aim-wsc » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:45 am
all right. I checked the exact definition of tangent.
In geometry: line that intersects the circle only once.

so you guys are right there. ;)
and i was wrong. :(
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