Name the diameter of the circle shown.

Upper OUpper EUpper RUpper GUpper D

A circle has center O and passes through the following points in clockwise order from the top: Upper E, Upper R, Upper G, Upper D. The following line segments are shown: EOG overbar, ER overbar, RG overbar, GD overbar, ED overbar, RO overbar, DO overbar.
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Part 1
Choose the correct answer below.
A.GO overbar
GO overbar
B.RG overbar
RG overbar
C.EO overbar
EO overbar
D.EG overbar
EG overbar

1 answer

The diameter of a circle is defined as any line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints lie on the circle. Based on the points mentioned (E, R, G, D) and the center O, the segments that could potentially be diameters are those that connect points on the circumference of the circle that are directly across from each other with respect to the center.

Given the clockwise order of the points (E, R, G, D), the pairs of endpoints that can form diameters would be E and G, as well as R and D.

From the options provided:

A. \( \overline{GO} \) - This is not a diameter because it does not connect two points on the circumference; instead, it connects a point on the circumference (G) to the center (O).

B. \( \overline{RG} \) - This is not a diameter because it connects two points on the circumference but does not pass through the center of the circle.

C. \( \overline{EO} \) - This also is not a diameter since it connects a point on the circumference (E) to the center (O).

D. \( \overline{EG} \) - This is a diameter since E and G are directly opposite each other (across the center O).

Therefore, the correct answer is D. \( \overline{EG} \).