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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
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ProfessorDiameter 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
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What is a segment whose endpoints are on a circle?
A chord. a diameter also has endpoints on a circle, the only difference is a diameter goes through the center point and a chord doesnt have to go through the center. a diameter is considered a chord.
Why can a chord be a diameter?
because the chord can be determine by the diameter and the diameter can be determine by 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.
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
Can a diameter be a chord?
no
