is every diameter of a circle a chord?

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anonymous · Answer

@Directrix

directrix · Answer

First, we have to know what a diameter of a circle is.

directrix · Answer

Diameter
A line segment between two points on the circle which passes through the center.

anonymous · Answer

Its basically the line segment of a circle.

directrix · Answer

Yes. A diameter is a special kind of chord.

directrix · Answer

The endpoints of a diameter are on the ring of the circle.

Plus, the diameter must also pass through the center of the circle.

directrix · Answer

Are we using the same diagram?

anonymous · Answer

no this is more of a true or false.

anonymous · Answer

and a explain why.

directrix · Answer

True or False?  What are you thinking?

anonymous · Answer

True.

directrix · Answer

Yes.

Every diameter has its endpoints on the ring of the circle.

anonymous · Answer

But i dont know how to explain it..

directrix · Answer

Every diameter of a circle a chord because every diameter of a circle is a segment with endpoints on the circle. That is all that is required to be a chord. So, every diameter is a chord.

directrix · Answer

How's that?

anonymous · Answer

Thanks.

anonymous · Answer

Perfect.

directrix · Answer

You are welcome.

directrix · Answer

Anything else that confuses you with regard to a circle.

Can you pick out the radius of a circle, for example.

anonymous · Answer

actually everything that regards to a circle is preety clear to me, at least untill some other question comes up.

anonymous · Answer

Do you do science?

directrix · Answer

I'm not good on science. Sorry.