Perpendicular from centre bisect the chord
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Objectives
Being able to deduce perpendicular drawn from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord
Estimated Time
20 minutes
Prerequisites/Instructions, prior preparations, if any
Knowledge about chord,perpendicular line
Materials/ Resources needed
Digital:Click here to open the file
Non-digital:pencil, paper, compass, ruler
Process (How to do the activity)
Download this geogebra file from this link.
Procedure:
Circle with centre 'A' and radius 'radius1' having a chord 'BC'. let AD be the perpendicular drawn from the centre of the circle to the chord BC,join AB and AC.
Evaluation at the end of the activity
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