Question

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A circle has a center point upper C. Points upper D, upper E, upper F and upper G lie on the circumference of the circle.
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If FC=20 m
and FH=12 m
, what is the length of HE
?

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Responses

6 m
6 m

8 m
8 m

4 m
4 m

16 m

Answer 1

16 m

Reason: In right triangle CFH, CH = sqrt(CF^2 − FH^2) = sqrt(20^2 − 12^2) = sqrt(400 − 144) = 16, and CH = HE, so HE = 16 m.