document.write( "Question 1087174: A chord 30cm long is 20cm from the centre of a circle. Calculate the length of a chord which is 24cm from the centre \n" ); document.write( "
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Put center of the circle at the origin and make the chord 30 cm parallel to the x axis, and above the x-axis. Endpoints of this chord are (-15, 20) and (15, 20).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2=15%5E2%2B20%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2=225%2B400\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r%5E2=625\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2%2By%5E2=625\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Calculate the length of a chord which is 24cm from the centre.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Endpoints of this chord, can be (x, 24) and (-x, 24).
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2=625-y%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=sqrt%28625-24%5E2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=sqrt%2849%29=7\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Length of chord, \"2%2A7=highlight%2814%29\"
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