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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.
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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?
Diameter is a special type of chord diameter is a chord that goes through the centre of the circle. Diameter is a longest chord of the circle.and Chord is any line segment which connect one point to other at the circumference of the circle is called chord
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 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!
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.
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.
