SOLUTION: If two circle of radii 10 cm and 15 cm touch internally the distance between their centers is?

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Question 1050849: If two circle of radii 10 cm and 15 cm touch internally the distance between their centers is?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The centers are in red and green below.

You can tell from the number line below that the centers
are 15-10 = 5 units apart.



Edwin
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