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Pls pls help I’m really confused could someone explain to me pls

A circle with radius z is shown below the diagram is not to scale. What is the value of x. Round to the nearest tenth

Pls pls help I’m really confused could someone explain to me pls A circle with radius-example-1
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Answer: 11.6

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Step-by-step explanation:

See the attached image for a visual reference

The distance from point D to E is 21 units. Point C is the midpoint, so CD is 10.5 units long (21/2 = 10.5)

We have a right triangle ACD. The legs are
AC = 5
CD = 10.5
The hypotenuse is
AD = x
Because AD is another radius of the same circle

Use the pythagorean theorem to find x
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
5^2 + 10.5^2 = x^2
25 + 110.25 = x^2
135.25 = x^2
x^2 = 135.25
x = sqrt(135.25)
x = 11.629703349613
which rounds to 11.6 when rounding to the nearest tenth (one decimal place)

Pls pls help I’m really confused could someone explain to me pls A circle with radius-example-1
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