document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=924005>Question 924005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I just want to check if my answer is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Problem: The center of the circle is at (-3,-2). If a chord of length 4 is bisected at (3,1), find the length of the radius.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer is: 2&#8730;14 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #560529 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</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=560529\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have not yet worked through the question, but I can further describe this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Point (3,1) is interior of the circle; and because it is bisecting the chord, the chord seems to be perpendicular to the segment from (-3,-2) to (3,1).  Draw a sketch or figure of all this on paper.  Find the slope of those two points.  The slope of the chord is the negative reciprocal of that of (-3,-2) to (3,1).  You want equation for the line which contains the chord.  You will now have the slope, and you have a point on the chord being the point (3,1); so use point-slope form of a line to find the equation of the line containing the chord....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Knowing (3,1) should be midpoint of the chord, the chord is made of two segments each of 2 unit length.  ...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "... You should now see a way to use the Distance Formula, for finding point 2 units away from (3,1) on the line of the chord.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Again the reminder, draw the picture and study the description I gave, and you should find how to work through and solve the question. </SPAN>\n" );
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