document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874871>Question 874871</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two concentric circles have radii of 16 cm and 34 cm.  Find the length of the chord of the larger circle that is tangent to the smaller circle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Two circles centered at the origin.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Small, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2By%5E2=16%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=16%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Large, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2By%5E2=34%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=34%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tangent chord is at y=16, positioned horizontally with slope zero.  Use this to get the x value for the points on the larger circle.  Distance from the left x value to the y x value is the length of the tangent chord. </SPAN>\n" );
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