Do we get something special when we draw a line segment from the centre of a circle to the midpoint Class 9

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Do we get something special when we draw a line segment from the centre of a circle to the midpoint Class 9

Question 1.

i. Do we get something special when we draw a line segment from the centre of a circle to the midpoint of a chord? Class 9

ii. What if we draw the perpendicular bisector of a chord? Does it pass through a special point?

Answer:

i.

Yes, the line segment joining the centre of a circle and the midpoint of a chord is always perpendicular to the chord.


ii.

Yes, the perpendicular bisector of a chord always passes through the centre of the circle.