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

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  1. Two tangents drawn at the end of the diameter of a circle are parallel.
  2. The radius drawn perpendicular to a chord bisects the chord.
  3. The diameter of a circle is the longest chord of a circle.
  4. The perpendicular distance from the centre of a circle increases when the length of a chord increases.

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Option 4 : The perpendicular distance from the centre of a circle increases when the length of a chord increases.
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Calculation:

The first three statements are correct.

But the last statement is incorrect. Because the perpendicular distance from the centre of the circle decreases when the length of the chord increases.

∴ Option 4 is the incorrect statement with respect to the properties of a circle.

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