document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1069012>Question 1069012</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two parallel chords lie on opposite sides of the centre of a circle of radius 13cm. their lenghts are 10cm and 24cm.what is the distance between the chords </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The radius is 13, and the perpendicular to the chord from the center divides it into two equal parts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Half of 10 is 5, and the other side, the distance from the center, is 12 cm 5-12-13 right triangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The second part has the length 24 and half the length 12 cm.  This distance from the center is 5 cm for the same reason. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distance between the two chords is 5 cm + 12 cm=17 cm. </SPAN>\n" );
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