document.write( "Question 1191609: A diameter of a circle measures 52 units. Find the length of a chord that is 10 units from the center. Show the solutions \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Make a sketch.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find a right angled triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is formed by half of the chord, the perpendicular to the chord drawn from the center, and the radius.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Apply the Pythagorean theorem and get for the half of the chord its length\r\n" );
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document.write( "    the half of the chord = \"sqrt%28%2852%2F2%29%5E2-10%5E2%29\" = 24 units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the length of the chord is  2*24 = 48 units.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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