SOLUTION: In a circle whose radius is 15 inches, a chord is 12 inches from the center, what is the length of the chord

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Question 148411: In a circle whose radius is 15 inches, a chord is 12 inches from the center, what is the length of the chord
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This forms a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 15 (the radius) and one side of 12. The other side is 1/2 of the chord.

C/2 =
C/2 =
C/2 = 9
Chord = 18

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