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For these chords and their parts, there is this metric relation
|AP| * |CP| = |BP| * |DP|,
or
6 * 3 = 8 * |DP|,
which gives you |DP| = = = . ANSWER
Solved.
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See the lesson
- The parts of chords that intersect inside a circle,
in this site.
For theory lessons in this site on circles, their chords, secant and tangent lines see
- A circle, its chords, tangent and secant lines - the major definitions,
- The longer is the chord the larger its central angle is,
- The chords of a circle and the radii perpendicular to the chords,
- A tangent line to a circle is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the tangent point,
- An inscribed angle in a circle,
- Two parallel secants to a circle cut off congruent arcs,
- The angle between two chords intersecting inside a circle,
- The angle between two secants intersecting outside a circle,
- The angle between a chord and a tangent line to a circle,
- Tangent segments to a circle from a point outside the circle,
- The converse theorem on inscribed angles,
- The parts of chords that intersect inside a circle,
- Metric relations for secants intersecting outside a circle and
- Metric relations for a tangent and a secant lines released from a point outside a circle
- Quadrilateral inscribed in a circle
- Quadrilateral circumscribed about a circle
For lessons on solved problems for circles, their chords, secant and tangent lines see
- HOW TO bisect an arc in a circle using a compass and a ruler,
- HOW TO find the center of a circle given by two chords,
- Solved problems on a radius and a tangent line to a circle,
- Solved problems on inscribed angles,
- A property of the angles of a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle,
- An isosceles trapezoid can be inscribed in a circle,
- HOW TO construct a tangent line to a circle at a given point on the circle,
- HOW TO construct a tangent line to a circle through a given point outside the circle,
- HOW TO construct a common exterior tangent line to two circles,
- HOW TO construct a common interior tangent line to two circles,
- Solved problems on chords that intersect within a circle,
- Solved problems on secants that intersect outside a circle,
- Solved problems on a tangent and a secant lines released from a point outside a circle and
- The radius of a circle inscribed into a right angled triangle
- Solved problems on tangent lines released from a point outside a circle
Also, you have this free of charge online textbook on Geometry
GEOMETRY - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK
in this site.
The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic "Properties of circles, inscribed angles, chords, secants and tangents ".
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Free of charge online textbook in GEOMETRY
https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Triangles/GEOMETRY-your-online-textbook.lesson
to your archive and use it when it is needed.