Find tan a in the triangle
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Answer:
18 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
--- radius
--- distance between chord and the center of the circle
Required
The chord length
See attachment for illustration
First, calculate distance AX using Pythagoras theorem.
This gives:
Collect like terms
Take square roots of both sides
AB is then calculated as:
Where:
So:
