A chord drawn 5 cm away from the center of a circle of radius 13 cm. Calculate the length of the chord

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Mathematics - 2009 Subject: General Mathematics

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A chord drawn 5 cm away from the center of a circle of radius 13 cm. Calculate the length of the chord
Answer Details
x2 + 52 = 132
x2 + 25 = 169
x2 = 144

x = √ 144 

= 12
Length of the chord AB = 2x
2*12= 24cm

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