Asked by bob

RT and GJ are chords that intersect at point H.

A circle is shown. Chords R T and G J intersect at point H.

If RH = 10 units, HT = 16 units, and GH = 8 units, what is the length of line segment HJ?

18 units
20 units
26 units
28 units

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the intersecting chords theorem: RH·HT = GH·HJ.

Compute 10·16 = 160, so 8·HJ = 160 → HJ = 160/8 = 20.

Answer: 20 units.