document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1029751>Question 1029751</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A plane 5cm from the center of a sphere intersects the sphere in a circle with diameter 24cm. Find the diameter of the sphere. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #644700 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=644700\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Try to imagine or DRAW the cross-section.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A line is 5 cm from the center of a circle, and the segment connected the intersected points in the circle is 24 cm.  You want to find the diameter of the circle.  Treat this as a coordinate geometry exercise.  Choose the origin as the center of the circle.  Although I say, \"coordinate geometry\", maybe you can solve this using Pythagorean Theorem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do you obtain this along the way?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%5E2%2B%2824%2F2%29%5E2=r%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%5E2%2B%2824%2F2%29%5E2=r%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  using r as the radius of the circle serving as a hypotenuse </SPAN>\n" );
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