The distance between these chords is 12cm
Chord and circles
To get the distance between the chords, we will use the Pythagoras theorem as shown:
Let the required distance be "d"
- The radius of th circle = 13 cm (hypotenuse)
- Adjacent side = 10/2 = 5cm
According to the theorem:
[tex]13^2=d^2+5^2\\
d^2=13^2-5^2\\
d^2=169-25\\
d^2=144\\
d =12cm[/tex]
Hence the distance between these chords is 12cm
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