. Radius of circle is 5cm and length of the chord is 8cm. Find the distance of the chord from the circle
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Step-by-step explanation:
radius is 5 cm
AB = 8 cm
OM is perpendicular to AB
AM = MB = 4 cm.
in right angled triangle OMA
applying pythogoras theorem
OA²= OM²+AM²
5²=OM²+4²
25=OM²+16
OM²=9
OM=3 cm
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