Which statements are correct? check all that apply. a chord is sometimes a radius. a diameter is always a chord. a tangent is never a secant. a chord can be longer than a diameter of the same circle. a chord can be shorter than a radius of the same circle. a radius is always congruent to another radius of the same circle.

A diameter is always a chord.

A tangent is never a secant.

A chord can be shorter than a radius of the same circle.

A radius is always congruent to another radius of the same circle.

Explanation:

A chord in a circle is a straight line that goes from any point in the circumference to another point in the circumference, that´s why a diameter is a chord, a secant is a straigh line that cuts the circumference in certan point, and a secant is a straight line that touces the circumference by the outside, that´s why a tangent is never a secant.

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