Question
of 2 chords the 1 which is nearer to the centre is larger.proof
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Steve
bisect the chords.
Now you have two right triangles, each with the same hypotenuse, r
Since x^2+y^2 = r^2, if x is smaller (closer to the center) then y must be larger (the chord is longer)
Now you have two right triangles, each with the same hypotenuse, r
Since x^2+y^2 = r^2, if x is smaller (closer to the center) then y must be larger (the chord is longer)