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by ansumania » Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:06 pm
which of the following lists the number of points at which a circle can intersect a triangle?

a- 2 and 6 only

b-2 ,4 and 6 only

c-1,2,3 and 6 only

d-1,2,3,4 and 6 only

e-1,2,3,4,5 and 6
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by kvcpk » Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:35 am
It should be E.

Whats the OA?
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by outreach » Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:25 am
there is a nice explanation in below post for this Q
https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-in ... 10526.html
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by ansumania » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:22 am
kvcpk wrote:It should be E.

Whats the OA?
It's E.....
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:50 am
The important takeaway here is that "intersect" does not necessarily mean "pass through"
So, a line that is tangent to a circle (touching the circle but not passing through it) can be said to intersect the circle.
To intersect is to share a common point.

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