document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=874869>Question 874869</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How far is 16 cm chord from the center of a circle with a radius of 10 cm? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #527823 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=527823\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Imagine the circle centered at the origin on a cartesian coordinate system, and the chord in the circle is parallel to the x-axis, and the center of the chord intersects the y-axis, cutting the chord into two pieces of length 8 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The circle is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2%2By%5E2=100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Notice that the x coordinates for the endpoints of the chord are x=-8 and x=8.  Use either of these to find the y value.  This y value is the distance from the chord to the center of the circle. </SPAN>\n" );
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