SOLUTION: can u slove this for me ? ex: The cross section of a rivet has a top that is an arc of a circle .Tf the end of the arc are12 milimeters apart and the top is 4 milimeters above the

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Question 1161478: can u slove this for me ? ex: The cross section of a rivet has a top that is an arc of a circle .Tf the end of the arc are12 milimeters apart and the top is 4 milimeters above the ends , what is the radius of the circle containing the arc?
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


First things first. I don't care to be referred to as "u", and I don't believe many of the other tutors care for it either. Please have the courtesy to spell out "you". Second, I don't know how to "slove". Please proofread your posts before you submit.

If is the height of the circle segment, that is the measure of the line segment of the perpendicular bisector of the cord from the midpoint of the chord to the circle, and is the measure of the chord, the radius of the circle is given by:



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John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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