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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
mandeep kohal
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∙ 11y agoA 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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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
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.
How is a diameter a chord and a chord not a diameter?
Every chord is a line on the inside between two points on the circle. A diameter does that, so it's a chord. But in order to be a diameter, a chord also has to meet another requirement ... it has to go through the center of the circle. A lot of chords don't do that, so they can't be diameters.
When is a Chord a diameter?
The longest chord of a circle is its diameter
What is part of a circle between any of its two points?
It is a chord of which the circle's diameter is its largest chord
If a diameter is perpendicular to a chord then the diameter bisects?
. . 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 the name of the chord that is a diameter?
The diameter of a circle could also be called the longest chord in that circle.A chord is any straight line that connects two points on a curve. A circle has a near infinite number of chords that can be drawn between any two points around its circumference.Any chord that passes through the middle of the circle, making it the longest chord possible in the confines of the circle, is also known as the diameter of the circle.So, every diameter is a chord, but not every chord is a diameter.
Is a chord a radius?
No but the diameter is a chord.
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
Is it twice a chord is a diameter?
No because the diameter is the largest chord in a circle but twice its radius is its diameter
Is a chord always equal to the lenght of the diameter?
No but the diameter is the largest chord in a circle.
