document.write( "Question 878193: how long is a chord that is 3 meters from the center of a circle with a radius of 5 meters?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #529734 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Imagine a circle, center at O, and the endpoints of the chord are on the circle at points A and B. A segment extends from point O and is perpendicular to the chord segment AB. Call this intersection point, which is also a perpendicular bisector, point P.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That description is of two right triangles sharing a side, OP. These values are known: \n" ); document.write( "OP = 3; \n" ); document.write( "OA = OB = 5. \n" ); document.write( "You want to find values for AP or BP, and knowing just one of them, you know that AB=2AP=2BP.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Pythagorean Right Triangle Equation will let you solve for AP or BP. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The chord described, which is AB, is |