Geometryeasy · Past Paper
A tangent to a circle is _____ to the radius through the point of contact.
AParallel
BEqual
CPerpendicular
DBisecting
✓ Correct Answer: C — Perpendicular
The radius and tangent meet at 90 degrees at the point of contact.
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