radius of a circle is 25 cm and the distance of its chord from the centre is 4 cm what is the length of the chord? tell
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⇒OA=15cm
OA is distance of chord from O.
Step-by-step explanation:
As perpendicular from centre bisects the chord,
⇒CA=AD=20cm
In ΔOAD, OD^
=OA^2
+AD ^2
(Pythagoras theorem)
⇒OA ^2
=OD^2 −AD^2
=25^2−20^2
=625−400=225
⇒OA=15cm
OA is distance of chord from O.
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