Asked by Ian

Find the length of the chord, x. Round to the nearest tenth. A. 8.9. B. 20.8. C. 10.4. D. 18.8. The numbers are 12, 6, and x.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Use the right triangle formed by the radius, half the chord, and the perpendicular distance from the center to the chord.

Half the chord = sqrt(r^2 − d^2) = sqrt(12^2 − 6^2) = sqrt(144 − 36) = sqrt(108) ≈ 10.3923.

So the full chord x = 2·(half) ≈ 2·10.3923 = 20.7846 ≈ 20.8.

Answer: B. 20.8.