A secant of a circle is also a chord of the circle.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

A chord is a line segment within a circle connecting two points on the circle whereas secant is a line cutting the circle at two points. Thus, secant is not the chord. Chord is a part of the secant. Hence, the given statement is false.

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