Talk:Secant line

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Any vertical line intersects the graph of y = cos x exactly once, but is obviously not a tangent line. The line y = 1 intersects the same graph infinitely many times, and obviously is a tangent line. Therefore this childish notion of identifying the concpet of tangent line with a line that intersects a curve only once is nonsense. Michael Hardy 21:38 7 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Yes, childish...very constructive observations...Pizza Puzzle

[edit] Proposed merger

• Oppose. I don't think chord (geometry) should be merged into secant line; this concept of a chord and in particular the word chord are far too prevalent and often used in different contexts. The proposition about "power of a point" does not fit into the secant line article. Michael Hardy 19:44, 7 November 2005 (UTC)
• Oppose - A secant line is not the same as a chord. They are regarded as completly two different things. --Kilo-Lima 16:42, 12 November 2005 (UTC)

I removed the merge proposal from the chord (geometry) page, and I'm doing the same here. This proposal has received no support, and just makes no sense. --Dantheox 06:04, 24 December 2005 (UTC)