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What is the value of x to the nearest tenth?

What is the value of x to the nearest tenth?-example-1

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The segment of length x bisects the chord of length 19.2.
The diameter is 24, so the radius is 12.
You have a right triangle with hypotenuse 12, and one leg 19.2/2 = 9.6

9.6^2 + x^2 = 12^2

92.16 + x^2 = 144

x^2 = 51.84

x = 7.2
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