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What is the Radius of a circle if a 16 unit chord is 6 units from the center of the circle
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What is the Radius of a circle if a 16 unit chord is 6 units from the center of the circle
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2021-08-21T20:29:07+00:00
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Answer:
radius = 10 units
Step-by-step explanation:
using the Pythagorean theorem:
height of triangle = 6 units
base of triangle = 16/2 = 8 units
radius² = 6² + 8² = 36 + 64 = 100
radius = √100 = 10 units