Question
Radius of a circle,13cm. Length of the chords is 10cm find the distance of the chord from the center of a circle
Answers
Scott
draw two radii
... one to the end of the chord
... the other bisecting the chord
the bisector is perpendicular to the chord
this forms a right triangle
use Pythagoras to find the distance
... one to the end of the chord
... the other bisecting the chord
the bisector is perpendicular to the chord
this forms a right triangle
use Pythagoras to find the distance