Talk:Chord (geometry)

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I don't think this should be merged into secant line; this concept and in particular this word are far too prevalent and often used in different contexts. The proposition about "power of a point" does not fit into the secant line article. Michael Hardy 19:40, 7 November 2005 (UTC)

I second this disagree. A chord is always related to a circle, whereas a secant line is not. Also, "chord" in this context was an early trigonometric function, first tabulated by Hipparchus. Once there's a history section on this page, I think the differences should become clear. --Dantheox 20:32, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

I'm going to go ahead an remove the merge banner, as nobody has supported this merge on either page, and the additions I've made to this page make it a pretty transparently bad idea. --Dantheox 06:02, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Another point, should the trigonometric stuff be in a separate article, possibly Chord (trigonometry)? The two are obviously related, but I'm not sure if the relationship is strong enough to put the two concepts (geometry and trig) on the same page. --Dantheox 06:09, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

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