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A duck swims from the edge of a circular pond to a fountain in the center of the pond. Its path is represented by the dotted line in the diagram below. What term describes the duck's path?

A duck swims from the edge of a circular pond to a fountain in the center of the pond-example-1
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STEP - BY - STEP EXPLANATION

What to find?

The term that describes the duck's path.

Given

Step 1

Observe that that the duck's path subtended from the center to a point on the circumference of the circle.

Step 2

Determine the name for the path.

Any line that subtends from the circle to any point on the circumference is

radius.

ANSWER

Radius.

A duck swims from the edge of a circular pond to a fountain in the center of the pond-example-1
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