Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Mensuration: 2D

Question:

Select the INCORRECT statement with respect to the properties of a circle.

Options:

Two tangents drawn at the end of the diameter of a circle are parallel.

The radius drawn perpendicular to a chord bisects the chord.

The diameter of a circle is the longest chord of a circle.

The perpendicular distance from the centre of a circle increases when the length of a chord increases.

Correct Answer:

The perpendicular distance from the centre of a circle increases when the length of a chord increases.

Explanation:

Th statement "The perpendicular distance from the centre of a circle increases when the length of a chord increases" is incorrect