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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Identify a chord that is not a diameter of the circle. A. B. C. D.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (kash_thesmartguy):

BTW, welcome to the website @tyler12345678

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So do you know what a chord is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes a chord is In plane geometry, a chord is the line segment joining two points on a curve. The term is often used to describe a line segment whose ends lie on a circle.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay so you know this! We are trying to find one that is just not the diameter.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

we have two, and one is very very obvious lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you know which line?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it a and d

OpenStudy (anonymous):

? a chord is Inside

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wait lol it has been a long time wait one second.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes i am right, a chord is inside, so it would be something like BE

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay but i looked at it again i think its be

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So did you get it? a chord is basically like a secant but it doesn't extend to infinity. What you defined before was a tangent i believe.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okayy

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