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A chord is 8 cm away from the centre of a circle of radius 17 cm. Find the length of the chord.

The figure is given below:



AE = 8cm


AB = AC = 17cm


From Theorem: A circle with radius r and a chord of length l which is at distance d from the centre, follows the equation,



d = 8cm


r = 17cm





Hence the length of the chord is 30cm.




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