document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=328517>Question 328517</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two circles intersect at points V and W. The radius of the larger circle is 17, and the radius of the smaller circle is 10. Neither circle's center is inside the other circle. If the length of the vertical line VW is 16, what is the length of the segment connecting the circle's centers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #235302 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=235302\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28300%2C300%2C-10%2C10%2C-10%2C10%2Ccircle%28-3%2C0%2C.2%29%2Ccircle%286%2C0%2C.2%29%2Cline%28-1.1%2C4.5%2C-1.1%2C-4.5%29%2Cblue%28line%28-3%2C0%2C6%2C0%29%29%2Clocate%28-1.3%2C6%2CV%29%2Clocate%28-1.3%2C-5.5%2CW%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28line%286%2C0%2C-1.1%2C4.5%29%29%2Cgreen%28line%28-1.1%2C4.5%2C-3%2C0%29%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%28-4%2C3%2C10%29%2Clocate%283%2C3%2C17%29%2Clocate%28-2%2C0%2Ca%29%2Clocate%282.3%2C0%2Cb%29%2Clocate%28-0.5%2C2%2C8%29%2C%0D%0Acircle%28-3%2C0%2C5%29%2Ccircle%286%2C0%2C8.5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As you can see from the figure, a-8-10 and b-8-17 form right triangles.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > be the distance between the circle centers.<BR>\n" );
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