Congruent Chords and Distance from Center
- Author:
- Elizabeth Moore, erusch
Congruent Chords in Circles
You can change the lengths of chords CD and EF by dragging either endpoint. Observe the affect on the distance from A to the midpoint of each chord.
1. What relationship do you observe as the length of a chord increases? How about when the chord length decreases?
2. What is observed when the chords are congruent?