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Show that if two chords of a circle bisect one another they must be diameters.

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Given-> 2 chords AB and CD
O is midpoint of AB and CD
To prove->AB and CD are diameter
Proof->`/_AOC and /_BOD`
`/_AOC=/_BOD`
`OA=OB`
`OC=OD`
`/_AOC cong /_BOD(SAS)`
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