document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80182>Question 80182</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the length of a chord that is 8 inches from the center of a circle with a radius of 17 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the circle; draw in the chord; draw a perpendicular bisector of the chord.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You should now have two right triangles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hypotenuse of one is 17 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The length of half of the chord is 4 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 3rd side of the triangle is sqrt(17^2-4^2)= 16.52 inches is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the distance of the chord from the center.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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