SOLUTION: If 2 chords of a circle intersect at a point outside the circle, then prove that the product of the two segments of one chord is equal to the product of the two segments of the oth

SOLUTION: If 2 chords of a circle intersect at a point outside the circle, then prove that the product of the two segments of one chord is equal to the product of the two segments of the oth

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Question 200593: If 2 chords of a circle intersect at a point outside the circle, then prove that the product of the two segments of one chord is equal to the product of the two segments of the other.
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