SOLUTION: When you have a circle, is there a ratio to the chord to the radius? is there a way to tell the Chord from the radius or vice-versa? Thankssss

Question 195018: When you have a circle, is there a ratio to the chord to the radius? is there a way to tell the Chord from the radius or vice-versa?
Thankssss
Answer by RAY100(1637) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lets use a rough sketch to define this situation.
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draw a circle. Then draw a radius in the horizontal to right position.
If we then draw a chord, perpendicular to the radius, about 2/3 way out on radius.
Now finally draw a line from the center of the circle, to where the chord intercects the circle.
This last line is a radius, pls label "r". It is also the hypotenuse to a right triangle, formed by the initial horizontal radius, and the perpendicular chord.
This right triangle can be understood using the pythagorean theorem, c^2 = a^2 +b^2.
Generally, this is all that is required.
Please remember also that the total chord is bisected into two equal lengths by the
perpendicular radius.
Hopefully this helps your ubderstanding.
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