Question

AB and CD are two parallel chords of the circle, if the radius of the circle is 15cm, find the distance between the two chords. AB =24cm CD = 18cm the distance is 


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Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

In△AOE

r  

2

=x  

2

+25

in△COF

r  

2

=(17−x)  

2

+144

Now, x  

2

+25=(17−x)  

2

+144

⇒x  

2

+25=289+x  

2

−34x+144

⇒34x=408

⇒x=12

r  

2

=144+25

r=13 cm