The diameter of a circleis 170inches. The circle has two chords of length 26 inches. What is the distance from each chord to the center of the circle?

Hence the Distance from each other chord to center  is 84 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Diameter =170 inches

2 chords with each length =26 inches.

To Find:

Distance of each chord from the circle.

Solution:

Consider a circle with center as O ,

And OA as Radius

(Refer the attachment)

So as chord be BC and DE respectively with each of 26 length

They have both same length so they should located at same distance from center but as mirror images of each other opposite side of the diameter as shown in fig.

Hence we can calculate for one chord as follows:

Radius =diameter/2=170/2=85

r=85 inches.

Let distance from center t o chord be 'x'

Now draw perpendicular to chord BC with F as midpoint for chord and join endpoints  of chord to the center which forms triangle OFC as right angled triangle,

By using pythagorus Theorem

Here OC=85 inches , FC=26/2=13 inches.

So

7056

inches

Hence the Distance from each other chord to center  is 84 inches.

linear pair postulates

the correct option is:

b. a value of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to zero.

the root or roots of a polynomial are the values of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to 0. we can find the roots of a polynomial making the expression equal to 0 and then, isolating the variable (it it has just one variable).

for example, given the following polynomial:

the root or zero of the polynomial, can be found by making the expression equal to 0, and then, isolating the variable, so, finding the root we have:

therefore, we have that the root of the polynomial is equal to 2.

we must remember that the number of roots that a polynomial can have, will depend on the degree of the polynomial, a first degree polynomial have will have one single root, a second degree polynomial (quadratic expression) may have two roots and so.

hence the correct option is:

b. a value of the variable that makes the polynomial equal to zero.

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