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The radius of a circle is 5 cm and the length of a chord in the circle is 8 cm. Find the distance of the chord from the centre of the circle.
Asked by Topperlearning User | 18 Aug, 2017, 08:56: AM
Expert Answer
Radius of circle (r) = 5 cm
AB = 8 cm
OM AB
AM = MB = 4 cm [ drawn from the centre of the circle bisects the chord]
In right OMA, by Pythagoras theorem
OA2 = OM2 + AM2
52 = OM2 + (4)2
25 = OM2 + 16
OM2 = 9
OM = 3 cm
Answered by | 18 Aug, 2017, 10:56: AM
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