document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=552487>Question 552487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a chord 10 inches long is 5 inches from the center of a circle, find the radius of the circle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #360317 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=360317\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> draw a circle and then draw a chord. Mark that chord as lenght 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The closest point of that chord to the center of the circle is the midpoint of the chord. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a radius from the center of the circle through the midpoint of the chord.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Label the length from the center to the midpoint as 5.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Label the length from the point where the chord touches the circle to the midpoint as 5 (the chord lenght is 10. So half of that is 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw two radii from the center of the circle to the points where ends of the chord touches the circle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Label those radii as R.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You now have right triangles with sides of 5 and 5. And a hypoteneus of length R.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the pathagorean theorem to solve for R <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R+=+5%2Asqrt%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R+=+5%2Asqrt%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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