SOLUTION: two parallel chords of length 30 cm and 16 cm are draw on the opposite sides of center of a circle of radius 17 cm find the distance between the chord

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Question 1065779: two parallel chords of length 30 cm and 16 cm are draw on the opposite sides of center of a circle of radius 17 cm find the distance between the chord
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two parallel chords of length 30 cm and 16 cm are draw on the opposite sides of center of a circle of radius 17 cm
find the distance between the chord
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The distance from the center to 30 cm chord is d1 = sqrt%2817%5E2+-+%2830%2F2%29%5E2%29 = 8 cm.

The distance from the center to 16 cm chord is d2 = sqrt%2817%5E2+-+%2816%2F2%29%5E2%29 = 15 cm.

Your answer is the sum d1 + d2 = 8 + 15 = 23 cm.