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The length of a chord which is at a distance of 5 cm from the centre a circle of radius 13 cm is


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20 cm

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24 cm

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25 cm

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12 cm

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Solution

The correct option is B

24 cm


Join OL

In the right triangle OAL

OA2 = OL2 + AL2

132 = 52 + AL2

AL2 = 144

AL = 12

Since the perpendicular from the centre to the chord bisects the chord, therefore

AB = 2AL = 24 cm


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