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If a radius of a circle is perpendicular to a chord at what point does it intersect the chord?
The radius of the circle that is perpendicular to a chord intersects the chord at its midpoint, so it is said to bisect the chord.
Why is a diameter a chord?
A diameter is a chord, because a chord always goes from one point to another in a circle, and a diameter does too.
What is a chord on a circle?
A chord is a straight line from one distinct point on the circle to another. The diameter is a special chord, the longest one and the only one that passes through the center.
Why is a diameter always a chord but every chord is not always a diameter?
a diameter is always a chord because a chord always goes from one point of the circle to the other and a a diameter goes from one point to the midpoint
What is the difference between diameter and a chord?
A chord is any line segment going from one side of the circle to another. A diameter is a special chord - it is a chord that goes through the center of the circle. It is also the biggest chord possible in the circle. So all diameters are chords, but not all chords are diameters
Can a chord be in the middle of a circle?
Not sure what you mean by "in the middle of a circle". A chord must have each of its ends on the circumference of the circle. If a chord is such that is passes through the centre point of the circle, it is (the longest chord possible and is) called a diameter. Or to put it another way, a diameter of a circle is a chord which passes through the centre point of the circle.
What defines a chord in geometry?
A chord is a straight line that extends from one point of the circumference of a circle to another point on the circumference and the diameter of a circle is its largest chord
If a radius of a circle is perpendicular to a chord at what point does it intersect the chord?
The radius of the circle that is perpendicular to a chord intersects the chord at its midpoint, so it is said to bisect the chord.
What is the shortest chord of a circle?
A point.
What is the longest chord of the circle?
The longest chord possible in a circle is one that is from one point on the circumference to its opposite point i.e. a chord that bisects the circle. Or to put it simply one straight down the middle
What is a segment with end point on a circle?
A chord
Is a radius is a chord of a circle?
No, a radius connects the center of a circle the a point on the outside, a chord connects to points on the outside of the circle. Thanks for asking on
Is A chord of a circle is a line segment connecting any point to the center of the circle?
False because that would be its radius and the largest chord of a circle is its diameter.
What is it when the point that is the same distance from all the points of a circle?
Your question implies that it could be the radius, diameter or even the chord of a circle in which the diameter is the largest chord of a circle.
What is the chord of a circle that is always smaller?
There is no chord that is always smaller since, in the limit, the chord reaches a single point on the circumference - when it it is no longer a chord!
Why is a diameter a chord?
A diameter is a chord, because a chord always goes from one point to another in a circle, and a diameter does too.
What is a chord on a circle?
A chord is a straight line from one distinct point on the circle to another. The diameter is a special chord, the longest one and the only one that passes through the center.
