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Two parallel chords of circle of length 30 cm and 24 cm, radius of circle is 20 cm. Find the distance between the two chords

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sreebhuvan  (11 years ago)

ANS:
SHORTEST DISTANCE= 2.77CM
LONGEST DISTANCE= 29.23CM
distance betweenONE CHORD AND CENTER=SQRT(RADIUS^2-(CHORD LENGTH/2)^2)
DISTANCE D1=SQRT((20^2)-(30/2)^2)
D1=SQRT(400-225)=SQRT(175)
D1= 13.23
DISTANCE D2=SQRT((20^2)-(24/2)^2)
D2=SQRT(400-144)=SQRT(256)
D2= 16
shortest distance between parallel chords is=D2-D1
=16-13.23
=2.77CM
LONGEST distance between parallel chords is=D2+D1
=16+13.23
=29.23CM

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sahana  (11 years ago)

use Pythagoras therom
20^2=15^2+x^2 is eql to 13.22
20^2=12^2+y^2 is eql to 16
x+y= 29.22

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prachi pawaskar  (11 years ago)

the ans will either be 29.22 or 2.78 depending upon whether the chords r on the same side or opposite side

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suresh  (11 years ago)

first consider the length of the chord 30cm say AB. the mid point of AB is m1.now draw a line from center of the circle say O to point A.now length of OA(radius)=20cm and AM=15cm(half of chord 30cm),,now using pythogras theorem we can find the distance between center of circle O to M OM distance is 13.28cm..
likewise consider 2nd chore as CD=20cm middle point as M2..for same radius draw line from O to C..OC is radius..now u know CM2=12cm OC=20cm the we can find OM2 as 16cm
for total distance add OM+OM1=113.288+16=29.228cm

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Bhavana Desa Sri Madhuri  (11 years ago)

AS R=20CM.,FOR A COMPLETE CIRCLE 2R=40 CM.,SO THAT THE DISTANCE CHORDS WILL BE 40 CM

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