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For this question please tell me if I'm right or wrong. If I'm wrong please correct me.

Please use the following image below in order to answer the question correctly:

Tell whether NM is best described as a radius, chord, diameter, secant, or tangent of ⊙P.

What can NM be best described as?

Please show all the work on how you got your answer. ( I'm not asking for an explanation. All I want is the work shown so I can understand how you got your answer)

For this question please tell me if I'm right or wrong. If I'm wrong please correct-example-1
User DougC
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Answer:

B) chord

Explanation:

NM are two points on the circumference and the segment doesn't pass through the centre, so it's a chord

User Darune
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Answer:

NM would actually represent a chord. Tangent are lines that would be outside of the circle.

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