Find the length of a chord which is a distance of 6cm from the centre of a circle whose radius is 10cm?
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Radius = 10 cm
Distance between chord and centre = 6 cm
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By Pythagoras theorem,
10² = 6² + a²
100 = 36 + a²
100 - 36 = a²
a² = 64
a = √64
a = 8 cm
Length of the chord = a + a = 2a = 2(8) = 16 cm
Hope it helps
Distance between chord and centre = 6 cm
[See figure...]
By Pythagoras theorem,
10² = 6² + a²
100 = 36 + a²
100 - 36 = a²
a² = 64
a = √64
a = 8 cm
Length of the chord = a + a = 2a = 2(8) = 16 cm
Hope it helps
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