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Find the value of x. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth. The figure is not drawn to scale. (1 point) 9.7 9.2 9.2 13.9 85

Find the value of x. If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth. The figure-example-1
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x= 9.2

From the figure, the chord (12) is drawn with a line (from the center of the circle) perpendicular to it. It can be said that the chord 12 is bisected by the 7 long line from the center which gives us with 6 each of the two parts of the chord. Since they are forming (the 6 and 7) a right angled triangle, we can then use Pythagorean theorem to find X, which can be seen as the radius at the same time hypotenuse of the right angled triangle.
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