document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134971>Question 134971</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A circle has a diameter of 20cm.A chord is 6cm from the center of the circle. How long is the chord? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case, c=10 (the radius), a = 6 so solve for b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can see this is a 3:4:5 triangle. So b = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The chord will be 8+8 = 16 </SPAN>\n" );
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