TRUE or FALSE. If chord AB Is 3 inches from the center and chord CD is 5 inches from the center of the same circle, then chord CD is the longer chord.

Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given statement is false. 

Since the distance of chord is inversely proportional to the length of the chord. That means that chord which has smallest distance from centre is the larger chord.  Hence, AB > CD