document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=861182>Question 861182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pls do help in solving my problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two parallel chords of length 10cm and 14cm lie on the same side of a circle of radius 24cm find the distance between the chords<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 #518944 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=518944\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Half of the longer chord measures <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14cm%2F2=7cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14cm%2F2=7cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Half of the shorter chord measures <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10cm%2F25cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10cm%2F25cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Drawing, not to scale:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing%28250%2C300%2C-3%2C27%2C-18%2C18%2C%0D%0Ared%28circle%280%2C0%2C25%29%29%2Cred%28circle%280%2C0%2C0.3%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28triangle%280%2C0%2C20%2C15%2C20%2C0%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28triangle%280%2C0%2C24%2C0%2C24%2C-7%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28rectangle%2824%2C0%2C23%2C-1%29%29%2C%0D%0Ablue%28rectangle%2820%2C0%2C19%2C1%29%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28line%2820%2C15%2C20%2C-15%29%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28line%2824%2C7%2C24%2C-7%29%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%2811%2C-3.5%2Cblue%2824%29%29%2Clocate%2810%2C7.5%2Cblue%2824%29%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28arrow%2811%2C2%2C20%2C2%29%29%2Cgreen%28arrow%289%2C2%2C0%2C2%29%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%289.5%2C3%2Cx%29%2Clocate%2811.5%2C-6%2Cy%29%2C%0D%0Agreen%28arrow%2813%2C-7%2C24%2C-7%29%29%2Cgreen%28arrow%2811%2C-7%2C0%2C-7%29%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%2820.2%2C8%2C7%29%2Clocate%2823%2C-3%2C5%29%0D%0A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > The perpendicular bisector of a chord goes through the center of the circle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Along with one half of the chord and the radius to one of the chord's ends, it forms a right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "With the two chords, we have two right triangles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In each of those triangles the hypotenuse measures 24 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The legs of one of those triangles measure <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >cm and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cm,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B7%5E2=24%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B7%5E2=24%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B49=576 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B49=576\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=576-49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=576-49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=527 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=527\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=sqrt%28527%29=about22.96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=sqrt%28527%29=about22.96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The legs of the other triangle measure <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >cm and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cm,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B5%5E2=24%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B5%5E2=24%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2B25=576 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2B25=576\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=576-25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=576-25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2=551 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2=551\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=sqrt%28551%29=about23.47 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=sqrt%28551%29=about23.47\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance between the chords is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%28551%29-sqrt%28527%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%28551%29-sqrt%28527%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= approx.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=23.47cm-22.96cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"23.47cm-22.96cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= approx.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.51cm ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.51cm\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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