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The radius of a circleis 8 cm and the length of one of its chords is 12 cm. Find the distance of thechord from the centre.



Answer -

Let AB be a chord of a circle with centre O and radius 8 cm such that
AB = 12 cm
We draw┬а┬аand join OA.
Since, the perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord.
┬а
Now in┬а we have
┬а
┬а
Hence the distance of chord from the centre┬а┬а.

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