Question

Line segment ON is perpendicular to line segment ML. Circle O is shown. Line segments M O, N O, and L O are radii. Lines are drawn to connects points M and N and points N and L to form chords. A line is drawn from point M to point L and intersects line O N at point P. The length of O M is 13 and the length of P N is 8. Angle O P L is a right angle.
What is the length of chord ML?
A. 20 units
B. 24 units
C. 26 units
D. 30 units

It is B.

Answer 1

Answer: 24 units

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question:

MO, NO and LO are radii.

If MO = 13, THEN LO = NO = 13

IF NO = 13 and NP = 8, THEREFORE,

PO = NO - NP

PO = 13 - 8 = 5

USING PYTHAGORAS, WE CAN FIND MP:

MP = Sqrt(MO^2 - PO^2)

MP = sqrt(13^2 - 5^2)

MP = sqrt(169 - 25)

MP = sqrt(144)

MP = 12 units

P is the midpoint of Segment ML,

THEREFORE,

MP = PL

ML = MP + PL

ML = 12 + 12

ML = 24 units