State whether each of the following statements is true or false:
$(1)$ The collection of all the points in a plane,which are at a fixed distance from a fixed point in the plane,is called a circle.
$(2)$ The line segment joining the centre and any point on the circle is called a radius of the circle.

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(A) $(1)$ True. By definition,a circle is the set of all points in a plane that are at a fixed distance (the radius) from a fixed point (the centre).
$(2)$ True. By definition,the line segment connecting the centre of the circle to any point on its circumference is known as the radius.

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$(1)$ $A$ line segment joining any two points of a circle is a diameter of the circle.
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$(i)$ The centre of a circle lies in . . . . . . of the circle. (exterior/ interior)
$(ii)$ $A$ point,whose distance from the centre of a circle is greater than its radius,lies in . . . . . . of the circle. (exterior/ interior)
$(iii)$ The longest chord of a circle is a . . . . . . of the circle.
$(iv)$ An arc is a . . . . . . when its ends are the ends of a diameter.
$(v)$ Segment of a circle is the region between an arc and . . . . . . of the circle.
$(vi)$ $A$ circle divides the plane,on which it lies,in . . . . . . parts.

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