Question

A chord of length 16 cm is drawn in circle of radius 10 cm.find the distance of the chord form the centre of the circle​.

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance of the chord from the center of the circle is 6 cm.

Given that the chord length = 16 cm,

By Applying Phythagoras theorem, we get

The distance from the center to the chord

$\sqrt{(10 { }^{2} - 8 {}^{2} ) }$

$\sqrt{100 - 64}$

$\sqrt{36}$

= 6