A question from prep--please help

[selina.yang]

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

Actually, I do not understand the question, Can anyone help? Thanks.

[Brent@GMATPrepNow]

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

Answer: E

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.

Cheers,
Brent

[selina.yang]

Wow... understand better now. Thank you.

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Hi selina.yang,

This question was discussed in detail here:

https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-1-t284488.html

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