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State the theorem about equal chords and their distances from the centre, and its converse.
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Answer
Equal chords of a circle are equidistant from the centre. Conversely, chords that are equidistant from the centre are equal in length.
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Explanation
Both follow from the congruence of the right-angled triangles formed by the radius, the perpendicular and half the chord.
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