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document.write( "1.  Make a sketch.\r\n" );
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document.write( "2.  In the sketch, draw the segment from the center to the midpoint of the chord.\r\n" );
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document.write( "3.  The expression for the half of the chord y is  y =  inches (Pythagorean theorem).\r\n" );
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document.write( "4.  You need the entire chord length, which is twice y, i.e.  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "5.  It is your answer.\r\n" );
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