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the perpendicular bisector of a chord xy cuts xy at n and the circle at p. if xy=16cm and np=2cm, calculate the radius of the circle

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Call the other intersection of NP with the circle point Q. Then triangle QXP is similar to triangle XNP. This means
.. QP/XP = XP/NP
.. QP = (XP)^2/NP
By the Pythagorean theorem,
.. XP^2 = XN^2 + NP^2
.. XN = XY/2 = 8 … given in the problem statement
.. QP = (8^2 + 2^2)/2 = 34

The radius is half of QP, so is 17 cm.
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