document.write( "Question 479285: Prove that two parallel chords in a circle have congruent arcs.\r
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document.write( "That is false.  As you can see in the circle below, the green \r\n" );
document.write( "chord and the red chord are parallel. The green chord subtends the \r\n" );
document.write( "green arc and the red chord subtends the red arc, but obviously\r\n" );
document.write( "the green arc is longer than the red arc, so they cannot be\r\n" );
document.write( "congruent.  Now, if two chords are congruent, they subtend\r\n" );
document.write( "congruent arcs, but not necessarily if they are parallel.\r\n" );
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