SOLUTION: A circular park 80 meters in diameter has a straight path cutting across it. It is 24 meters from the center of the park to the closest point on this path. How long is the path?

Question 1156828: A circular park 80 meters in diameter has a straight path cutting across it. It is 24 meters from the center of the park to the closest point on this path. How long is the path?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The radius is m
You have a right triangle and the
missing side is 1/2 of the path

and
m
The path is 64 m long

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