If a chord is perpendicular to a segment drawn from the center of the circle, what do you know about the point where the segment and the chord intersect?

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bibby · Answer

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do you see what happens when perpendicular lines intersect?

bibby · Answer

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how is that not the question? Isn't this where the segment and chord intersect?

anonymous · Answer

It is...but I don't know what I'm supposed to know about the actual point of intersection

anonymous · Answer

It forms right angles, yes, but that's not about the point itself

bibby · Answer

It doesn't look like there's anything special about the point as far as I can tell

anonymous · Answer

Yeah...that was my take as well.

anonymous · Answer

Ahhhh....I think I got it
The point intersecting the segments and the chord bisects the segments

anonymous · Answer

Guess I just needed to talk it out - thnx for the help!

bibby · Answer

oh, christ. oversight. that looks right

anonymous · Answer

Lol, :D