PLEASE HELP ME!!! In the diagram above, O is the centre of the circle with radius of 13 cm. Given the chord KM = 24 cm, find the length of OP, in cm.

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Jaredor asked Jan 2, 2022

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PLEASE HELP ME!!!

In the diagram above, O is the centre of the circle with radius of 13 cm.
Given the chord KM = 24 cm, find the length of OP, in cm.

PLEASE HELP ME!!! In the diagram above, O is the centre of the circle with radius-example-1

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Explanation:

Since Km is 24cm then MP = 12cm. We also know that OM = 13 is the radius.

So not OMP is a triple pythagoras with OP = 5 ( since 5, 12, 13 is a triple pythagoras)

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