Chords - GRE Quantitative Reasoning
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O is the center of the circle above.
The length of 
is 
.
Quantity A: The area of the circle.
Quantity B: 
Which of the following is true?
O is the center of the circle above.
The length of
Quantity A: The area of the circle.
Quantity B:
Which of the following is true?
O is the center of the circle above.
The length of 
is 
.
Quantity A: The area of the circle.
Quantity B: 
Do not be tricked by this question. It is true that 
can be split into halves, each of which are 
in length. These halves are not, however, radii to the circle. Since this does not go through the center of the circle, its length is shorter than the diameter. This means that the radius of the circle must be greater than 
. Now, if it were 
, the area would be 
. Since it is larger than 
, the area must be larger than 
. Quantity A is larger than quantity B.
O is the center of the circle above.
The length of
Quantity A: The area of the circle.
Quantity B:
Do not be tricked by this question. It is true that
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O is the center of the circle above.
The circumference of the circle above is 
.
Quantity A: The length of 
.
Quantity B: 
Which of the following is true?
O is the center of the circle above.
The circumference of the circle above is
Quantity A: The length of
Quantity B:
Which of the following is true?
Now, we know that the circumference of a circle is:
or 
This means that the diameter of our circle is must be 
. Given this, we know that the 
must be shorter than 
, for the diameter is the longer than any chord that does not pass through the center of the circle. Quantity B is larger than quantity A.
Now, we know that the circumference of a circle is:
This means that the diameter of our circle is must be
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