Which statement best describes a chord of a circle?

It is a line that touches only one point on the circle.

It is a segment drawn from a point on the circle to the center of the circle.

It is a segment that connects two distinct points on a circle.

It is a line drawn always through the center of the circle.

Question

Which statement best describes a chord of a circle? 

 It is a line that touches only one point on the circle. 

 It is a segment drawn from a point on the circle to the center of the circle.    

 It is a segment that connects two distinct points on a circle. 

 It is a line drawn always through the center of the circle.

anonymous · Answer

a line drawn to through the center

anonymous · Answer

A chord is a lot like a secant, but where the secant is a line stretching to infinity in both directions, a chord is a line segment that only covers the part inside the circle. A chord that passes through the center of the circle is also a diameter of the circle.

dape · Answer

No, a chord is just any line segment joining two points of a curve, it doesn't have to go through the center. So the 3rd alternative is the right one.

anonymous · Answer

@lvilceus  Chord is not necessarily a line or segment through the centre and not necessarily connected with secant
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anonymous · Answer

answer to this question is option C or # 3

anonymous · Answer

thnk you so much guys