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A chord of length 70 cm is drawn in a circle of radius 37 cm. The distance of the chord from the centre of the circle is :

  1. 20 cm

  2. 15 cm

  3. 14 cm

  4. 12 cm

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A chord of length 70 cm is drawn in a circle of radius 37 cm. The distance of the chord from the centre of the circle is. Chord Properties of a Circle, R.S. Aggarwal Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 9.

Let the chord be AB and the perpendicular from the center O meet the chord at M.

Since the perpendicular from the center bisects the chord AB.

AM = 702\dfrac{70}{2} = 35 cm

In the right-angled triangle △OMA:

Using the Pythagorean theorem:

OA2 = AM2 + OM2

372 = 352 + OM2

OM2 = 1369 - 1225

OM2 = 144

OM = 144\sqrt{144} = 12 cm.

Hence, option 4 is the correct option.

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