Same chapter1 markDifficulty: Easy
The perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord:
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2 marksDifficulty: Easy
State the theorem about the perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord.
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
The perpendicular drawn from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord; conversely, the line joining the centre to the mid-point of a chord is perpendicular to it.
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Explanation
It follows that equal chords are equidistant from the centre.
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