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The radius of a circle is 13 cm and the length of one of its chords is 10 cm. What is the distance of the chord from the centre?

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HTET 2025 Level 1 PRT Question Paper (5-Jul-2026)
The correct answer is

12 cm

The perpendicular drawn from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord.

So half of the chord length = 10/2 = 5 cm.

Let d be the distance of the chord from the centre. Using the Pythagorean theorem in the right triangle formed by the radius, half-chord and the perpendicular distance: d^2 + 5^2 = 13^2.

d^2 = 169 - 25 = 144, so d = 12 cm.

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