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The word secant comes from latin word secare ,meaning "to cut". Explain why the word secant is used for a line that intersect circle at exactly two points.​

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A secant is a line that intersects a circle in exactly two points. When a tangent and a secant, two secants, or two tangents intersect outside a circle then the measure of the angle formed is one-half the positive difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs.

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