New Chord Geometry Definition Image

New Chord Geometry Definition
Image. A line segment connecting two points on a curve. A chord of a circle is a geometric line segment whose endpoints both lie on the circumference of the circle.

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A straight line joining the two points in a circle other then diameter is called chord. A diameter satisfies the definition of a chord, however, a chord is not necessarily a diameter. The infinite line extension of a chord is a secant line, or just secant.

A straight line joining the two points in a circle other then diameter is called chord.

You may recall from your geometry studies that a chord is a segment that begins and ends on a circle. A straight line joining the two points in a circle other then diameter is called chord. Geometry calculator solving for circle segment chord length given radius and circle center to chord. A chord that passes through a circle's center point is the circle's diameter.