Question

why the radius is used in two senses in the sense of a line segment and also in the sense of its length​

Answer 1

Answer:

radius it's mid point by that we can draw the arc and cricle

Answer 2

Answer:

Radius is used in two senses;

i) in the sense of a line segment

ii) in the sense of its length

for example, let's draw a circle with mid-point O. Then, mark a point P on its circumference, join both points and suppose the length of OP is 5cm.

Then, if. There is a question, what is the radius of the above circle?

We can answer it in two senses,

OP is the radius of the circle or

The radius of the circle is 5cm.

The word radius has two meanings...

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