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Question
Write True or False. Give reason for your answer.
Sector is the region between the chord and its corresponding arc.
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True
False
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Solution
False.
Sector is the region between an arc and two radii joining the centre to the end points of the arc. For example, in the given figure, OAB is the sector of the circle.

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