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Parts of circle
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AB + BC = AC (1)
BC > 0:
AB + BC > AB (2)
substituting:
AC > AB
simplifying:
AC > AB
Therefore AC AB
C cannot lie on the circle. The line l intersects with the circle at
one point only, meaning that l is a tangent to the circle.
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