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Question
Which of the following statements are true and which are false? In each case give a valid reason for saying so.
q: The centre of a circle bisects each chord of the circle.
Solution
The given statement q is false.
If the chord is not the diameter of the circle, then the centre will not bisect that chord.
In other words, the centre of a circle only bisects the diameter, which is the chord of the circle.
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