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Two points on the circumference of a circle result in the formation of two arcs. The shorter arc is known as ______.


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Major arc

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Minor arc

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Major segment
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Minor segment
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Solution

The correct option is B

Minor arc


Two points on the circumference of a circle result in the formation of two arcs. The bigger arc is called the major arc while the arc with shorter length is called the minor arc as shown in the figure below:



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