SOLUTION: In a circle with 20 cm diameter, a triangle is drawn such that one of its sides is 5 cm distant to the center of the circle. What is the area of the triangle?

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Question 1080664: In a circle with 20 cm diameter, a triangle is drawn such that one of its sides is 5 cm distant to the center of the circle. What is the area of the triangle?
Answer by ikleyn(52867) About Me  (Show Source):
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It depends on location of the third vertex on the circumscribed circle.

Since this location is not given, the answer (the area) is not uniquely defined.