document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=947424>Question 947424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a circle with a 12-inch radius, find the length of a segment joining the midpoint of a 20-inch chord and the center of the circle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #578079 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=578079\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use two-dimensional coordinate geometry.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2+y^2=12^2 the circle, and you have a possible coordinate x=10 and x=-10; what is the value of y for either of these coordinates?  The midpoint of the chord will be on the positive y-axis.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the graph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can find your result algebraically letting x=10, and solve the circle equation for y. </SPAN>\n" );
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