Question : AB = 28 cm and CD = 22 cm are two parallel chords on the same side of the centre of a circle. The distance between them is 4 cm. The radius of the circle is (consider up to two decimal places):
Option 1: 15.20 cm
Option 2: 14.82 cm
Option 3: 15.82 cm
Option 4: 13.20 cm
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Correct Answer: 15.82 cm
Solution : We know that a perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord into two equal parts. $AP = \frac{1}{2}\times AB = \frac{1}{2}\times28 = 14$ cm $CQ = \frac{1}{2}\times CD = \frac{1}{2}\times22 = 11$ cm Let $OP$ be $x$. So, $OQ=x+4$ Using Pythagoras theorem on $\triangle$OPA, we get, $OA^{2} = OP^{2} + AP^{2}$ $⇒OA^{2} = x^{2} +14^{2}$ $⇒OA^{2} = x^{2} +196$ $⇒OA = \sqrt {x^{2} +196}$ $OA = OC =\sqrt {x^{2} +196}$ [$\because$ Both are radii of the circle] Again, using Pythagoras theorem on $\triangle$OQC, we get, $OC^{2} = OQ^{2} + CQ^{2}$ $⇒(\sqrt {x^{2} +196})^{2} = (x+4)^{2} + 11^{2}$ $⇒x^{2} +196 = x^{2}+16+8x+ 121$ $⇒8x = 59$ $\therefore x=\frac{59}{8}=7.38$ So, the radius $OA=OC=\sqrt{(7.38)^2+196}=\sqrt{54.46+196}=\sqrt{250.46}=15.82$ cm Hence, the correct answer is 15.82 cm.
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