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Which of the following statements is true of chords?

A chord is a line segments.A chord connects two points on a circle.A chord can be a radius of a circle.A chord can be a diameter of a circle.A chord divides a circle into two regions

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All of those are true, except the one about the radius.  Because alternate definition of diameter uses the idea of chord. So, both ends of a chord have to be on the circle, but one end of a radius is at the center, so a radius can't be a chord.
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