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Question
complete the sentence. a triangle and a line can intersect in ______. three lines one point three points one line
Step1: Analyze geometric intersection
A line can cross a triangle's sides.
Step2: Consider intersection cases
A line can intersect a triangle at one - point (when it just touches a side), or at three - points (when it passes through the triangle crossing three sides), and it can also coincide with one of the triangle's sides resulting in one line of intersection. It cannot intersect in three lines.
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