calculate the length of a chord which stands at a distance 5cm from the centre of a circle whose radius is 9cm.

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The length of half the chord is given by Pythagoras: √(9^2-5^2)=√56=2√14=7.4833cm, so the full length of the chord is 14.97cm approx.

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