Question

Which of the segments below is a chord?
A. IJ
B. EO
C. XI
D. XJ

Answer 1

`\overline{ IJ }`

Explanation:

To find :-

• Chord in the circle.

Answer:-

As we know that a chord is a line segment which connects two points on the circle. From all the line segments drawn in the figure, you can see that the line segment IJ and IE joins two points on the circle. on choosing from the given options, IJ is the answer.

Hence IJ is a chord .

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Related information:-

Tangent:-

• It is a line that touches the circle only at one point.

Secant :-

• It is a line that intersects the circle at any two points.

Answer 2

A

Explanation:

a chord is a straight line joining 2 points on the circumference

in this case that is the line IJ

the diameter of a circle is the longest chord in a circle as it also joins two points on the circumference.