First find the equation of y.
Find the slope m.
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Pick one point, I'll pick (-3, 9). Insert coordinates in equation then compute n.
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The equation of a line y is:
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The perpendicular line is same like the normal line except its slope m becomes:
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The equation of a perpendicular bisector is thus:
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Hope this helps.
Answer:
17 units
Step-by-step explanation:
Given 2 congruent chords in the circle, then they are equidistant from the centre and perpendicular
There is a right triangle formed by legs 15 and 8, with radius r being the hypotenuse.
Using Pythagoras' identity in this right angle
r² = 15² + 8² = 225 + 64 = 289 ( take the square root of both sides )
r = = 17