document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=966900>Question 966900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a circle of radius 5cm, two parallel chords of length 5 cm form opposite sides of a rectangle. What is the area of the rectangle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "length of chords=width of rectangle=5 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "construct right triangle as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse=2*radius=10 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "known leg=chord=5 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length of rectangle=&#8730;(10^2-5^2)=&#8730;(100-25)=&#8730;75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of rectangle=length*width=5*&#8730;75=43.3 cm^2 </SPAN>\n" );
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