AB is a chord of a circle. AB = 5 cm. A tangent parallel to AB touches the minor arc AB at E. What is the radius of the circle?

A. AB is not a diameter of the circle.

B. The distance between AB and the tangent at E is 5 cm.

A

The questions can be answered by one of the statements, but not by the other

B

The question can be answered using either of the two statements alone.

C

The questions can be answered using both the statements together, but cannot be answered using either statement alone.

D

The question cannot be answered even by using both the statements together.