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The correct term for a line segment with both endpoints on a circle is a chord. The diameter of a circle is also a chord.

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The answer is definetly a Chord.

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A line segment with both endpoints on the circle is a?

diameter


A segment with endpoints on a circle?

A chord is a line segment whose endpoints lie on a circle. A secant is a line (or line segment) that intersects a circle in two places, endpoints NOT on the circle.


What is a line segment that has both endpoints on the circumference?

It is a chord of a circle.


Why is the following a poor definition for a diameter. A diameter is a line segment with both endpoints on a circle.?

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A chord is a line segment with both endpoints on the circle true or false?

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What is a line segment that endpoints are on a circle?

They are chords.


A line segment with endpoints on a circle?

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Is a point the chord of a circle?

No, it is not. A chord is a line segment. It cannot have a length of zero. A point has no dimensions. The chord of a circle is a line segment that has its endpoints (both of them) on the curve (or circumference) of the circle.


Can a line segment have 2 endpoints?

a line segment is part of a line that does not continue infinetely. therefore it has endpoints on both sides. by default a line segment has 2 endpoints, it is not a question if it 'can' have 2 endpoints.


A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has endpoints on the circle?

the answer is the diameter


A chord of a circle is any line segment whose endpoints are on the circle?

True


A chord of a circle is a line segment whose endpoints are on the circle and center?

false