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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.
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Can a chord of a circle also be the diameter of the circle?
Sure. Any chord that passes through the center of the circle is also a diameter. Chords can have many different lengths, but a diameter is the longest chord.
Why is the diameter the longest chord?
A chord is a straight line from one point on a circle's circumference to another. Because the largest straight line distance in a circle is the diameter and the diameter is also a chord, the diameter is the longest chord. Join the endpoints of a given chord to the center of the circle to form an isosceles triangle. The triangle inequality then tells that the length of the chord is less than two radii of the circle, i.e., less than the diameter. See related links.
What does diamater mean?
The diameter is the chord (line that goes from the circle to the circle) that goes through the center of the circle. It is the largest chord. It is also equal to twice the radius.
What is the chord that passes through the centre of a circle?
The chord that passes through the center of a circle is called the diameter. The measure of this chord is also called the diameter, and is used in calculations such as finding the circumference of a circle (Circumference equals pi times the diameter).^^wrong...it is eitherSecant or tangent im pretty sure its SECANT though...
Is the radius of a circle a chord also?
No. A chord is a straight line joining two points on the circumference of a circle whereas a radius joins only one point on the circumference to the circle centre. A diameter is a straight line joining two points on the circumference (via the circle's centre) and so is also a chord. (Yes, but the question is about a radius, not a diameter!)
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.
Can a chord of a circle also be the diameter of the circle?
Sure. Any chord that passes through the center of the circle is also a diameter. Chords can have many different lengths, but a diameter is the longest 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.
Can a chord of a circle also be a diameter of a circle?
Yes because the diameter of a circle is its largest chord passing through the center of the circle.
Can a chord also be a diameter?
yes.. the largest chord in the circle is the diameter itself..
Is the diameter of a circle also a chord of a circle?
Yes, it is.
Can a chord of a circle also be the diameter of that circle?
Yes.
Is diameter of a circle also a chord?
Yes.
Is the diameter of a circle also a chord?
Yes.
Is a diameter a type of chord?
Yes, diameter is also a type of chord.Infact ,it said to be the longest chord in a circle.
Is a diameter also a chord with reason...?
Yes because a chord is a straight line joining any two points on the circumference of circle and the diameter is the largest chord in a circle
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
