two parallel chords lie on opposite sides of the centre of a circle of radius 13cm.thir lengths are 1ocm and 24cm.what is the distance between the chords

Answer 1

draw lines from the centre to the midpoints of the two chords.
You will have two right-angled triangles,

one with sides x, 5, 13
the other with sides, y, 12, 13

Use Pythagoras to find x=12, and y=5
so the distance between them is
12+5 or 17 cm

Answer 2

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