SOLUTION: A chord that is 15 cm long is 20 cm from the centre of a circle. Find the length of the radius??
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Question 290931: A chord that is 15 cm long is 20 cm from the centre of a circle. Find the length of the radius??
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A chord that is 15 cm long is 20 cm from the centre of a circle.
Find the length of the radius??
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The 20 cm line bisects the chord, and you have a right triangle
r^2 = 7.5^2 + 20^2
r^2 = 56.25 + 400
r =
r = 21.36 cm is the radius
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