document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153751>Question 1153751</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The radius of the circle is 17 m. The radius<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CD is perpendicular to the chord AB. Their<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point of intersection, E, is 8 m from the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "center C. What is the length of the chord<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=CD=17m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"CD=17m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=CD ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"CD\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is perpendicular to the chord <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=EC=8m+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"EC=8m+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first sketch it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=drawing+%28+600%2C+600%2C+-25%2C25%2C+-25%2C+25%2C%0D%0Acircle%280%2C0%2C17%29%2Ccircle%280%2C0%2C.4%29%2Ccircle%280%2C-8%2C.4%29%2Clocate%28.5%2C1.5%2CC%29%2C+locate%280.5%2C-8%2CE%29%2Cgreen%28line%28-16%2C-8%2C16%2C-8%29%29%2Clocate%28-15.5%2C-8.3%2CA%29%2C+locate%2815.5%2C-8.3%2CB%29%2Cgreen%28line%28-15.3%2C-8%2C0%2C0%29%29%2Cgreen%28line%2815.3%2C-8%2C0%2C0%29%29%2C%0D%0Alocate%281%2C-3%2C8m%29%2C+locate%289%2C-3%2C17m%29%2Clocate%285%2C-8.5%2CAB%2F2%29%2C++%0D%0Agraph%28+600%2C+600%2C+-25%2C25%2C+-25%2C+25%2C+0%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from right triangle <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=CEB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"CEB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, using Pythagorean theorem, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28AB%2F2%29%5E2=%2817m%29%5E2-%288m%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28AB%2F2%29%5E2=%2817m%29%5E2-%288m%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28AB%2F2%29%5E2=289m%5E2-64m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28AB%2F2%29%5E2=289m%5E2-64m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28AB%2F2%29%5E2=225m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28AB%2F2%29%5E2=225m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB%2F2=sqrt%28225m%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB%2F2=sqrt%28225m%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB%2F2=15m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB%2F2=15m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB=15m%2A2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB=15m%2A2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB=30m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB=30m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length of the chord <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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