Question

in a circle, the line joining the circle to the midpoint of a chord is -------------- to that cord

Answer 1

Your answer is diameter

Answer 2

A Chord is a line segment that joins any two points of the circle. The endpoints of this line segments lie on the circumference of the circle. Diameter is the Chord that passes through the center of the circle. It is the longest chord possible in a circle. Chord is derived from a Latin word “Chorda” which means “Bowstring“. T A Segment of the circle is the region that lies between the Chord and either of Arcs. You already know about the concepts of arc and circumference. Let us now look at the theorems related to chords of a circle.