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Find the length of segment BC

Find the length of segment BC-example-1
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Answer: 4

Explanation:

It creates a right triangle.

one leg is 3

the hypotenuse is 5 (the key here is to know that the radius is 5 and can be moved anywhere

the last leg is BC which is what you are looking for

so use pythagorean

c²=a²+b²

5²=3²+BC²

25-9=BC²

BC=√16

BC=4

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