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People also ask, what is a secant segment?

A secant segment is a segment with one endpoint on a circle, one endpoint outside the circle, and one point between these points that intersects the circle. Three theorems exist concerning the above segments.

Additionally, can a secant be a line segment? In geometry, a secant of a curve is a line that intersects the curve in at least two (distinct) points. In the case of a circle, a secant will intersect the circle in exactly two points and a chord is the line segment determined by these two points, that is the interval on a secant whose endpoints are these points.

Secondly, how do you find the external secant segment?

Formula: If a secant and a tangent of a circle are drawn from a point outside the circle, then the product of the lengths of the secant and its external segment equals the square of the length of the tangent segment.

Is chord a secant?

Chord is a line segment joining two points on the circle, while secant is a line 'l' intersecting the circle in two distinct points.