The diameter of the circle is the length running through the center. From one side to the other.
Note: Two times the radius, equals the diameter.
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Yes, you can draw a circle with a diameter of 6 cm.
Construct a circle with a compass and then draw a straight line through its centre
A diameter is a line connecting any two points in a circle that passes through the centre of a circle. You can draw 1 diameter and divide the circle in half. You can draw 2 and divide it into 4 pieces or draw an infinite amount and divide it into infinite pieces.
If you draw a line from the center of a circle to the edge of a circle, you have drawn the radius of the circle. If you draw a line from the edge of a circle through the center of the circle and on to the edge on the opposite side, you have drawn the diameter of a circle. The radius of a circle is one half the diameter of a circle.
Draw a straight line that bisects the circle and passes through the center.