The radius of a circlr is 12cm.A chord of rhr circle is 16cm long.Calculate the distance of the chord from the center of the circle
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Chord of the circle = 12 cm.
Half the chord length = 6 cm.
Radius of the circle = 10 cm.
Distance of the midpoint of the chord from the centre of the circle
= [10^2–6^2]^0.5 = [100–36]^0.5 = 64^0.5 = 8 cm.
Answer is 8 cm.
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