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Question
Write True or False. Give reason for your answer.
A circle has only finite number of equal chords.
Options
True
False
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Solution
False.
There are infinite points on a circle. Therefore, we can draw infinite number of chords of given length. Hence, a circle has infinite number of equal chords.
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