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Three friends are sitting at points A, B, and C on a circle as shown below. If the distance of point A from the centre is 7 cm, find the distance between friends siting at point B and C.


A
7 cm
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B
10 cm
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C
12 cm
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D
14 cm
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Solution

The correct option is D 14 cm
As shown in the figure,

Radius of the circle = 7 cm.
The two friends are sitting at two ends of the circle. The distance between them is the diameter.

We know, diameter = 2 × Radius

So, the distance between the two friends = 2 × 7 = 14 cm.

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