Mathematics · Geometry

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

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1The perpendicular distance from the centre of a circle to a chord increases as the length of the chord increases.✓
2The diameter of a circle is the longest possible chord of that circle.
3The radius drawn perpendicular to a chord bisects that chord.
4Two tangents drawn at the opposite ends of a diameter of a circle are parallel to each other.

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

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