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Could someone please quickly help I don’t need explanation thanks

Could someone please quickly help I don’t need explanation thanks-example-1
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We would apply the intersecting chords theorem which states that the products of the lengths of the line segments on each chord are equal. Looking at the given figure, the intersecting chords are BE and AD. Since the midpoint is C, by applying the theorem, we would have

BE * CE = AC * CD

4 * 12 = AC * CD

48 = AC * CD

From the given options, the product that would give us 48 is 16 and 3

Thus, the correct option is the first one

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