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Q: Is every diameter a chord
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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


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.


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.


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.


Is every chord of a circle also a diameter?

No. The chord is a diameter only if it passes through the center of the circle. In that case,it's also the longest that any chord can possibly be in that circle.


When is a Chord a diameter?

The longest chord of a circle is its diameter


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.


Is a chord a radius?

No but the diameter is a chord.


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.


How are a chord and a diameter alike?

A diameter is a chord that passes through the circle's center.