Intersection of a Line and a Circle (Leaving Cert Mathematics): Quizzes
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How many ways can a line interact with a circle?
How many ways can a line interact with a circle?
Three
What is a tangent to a circle?
What is a tangent to a circle?
A line intersecting at one point
What is the point where a tangent meets a circle called?
What is the point where a tangent meets a circle called?
Point of contact
What do two different solutions indicate?
What do two different solutions indicate?
Line intersects at two points
What does one repeated solution indicate?
What does one repeated solution indicate?
Line is tangent
What do no real solutions indicate?
What do no real solutions indicate?
Line doesn't intersect circle
What method finds line-circle intersections?
What method finds line-circle intersections?
Simultaneous equations
For and , which is an intersection point?
For and , which is an intersection point?
For line and circle , what is the point of contact?
For line and circle , what is the point of contact?
When expressing the line equation, what should you avoid?
When expressing the line equation, what should you avoid?
Fractions where possible