document.write( "Question 1055615: If the radius of a circle is 15 cm and a chord is 10 cm, find the exact distance of the chord \"highlight%28cross%28which_is%29%29\" from the center of the circle.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "d = \"sqrt%2815%5E2+-+%2810%2F2%29%5E2%29\" = \"sqrt%28225-25%29\" = \"sqrt%28200%29\" = \"10%2Asqrt%282%29\" cm.\r
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