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Given the circle below with chords AB and CD.

Find the length of CE.
Round to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Given the circle below with chords AB and CD. Find the length of CE. Round to the-example-1
User Chris Bartholomew
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Answer:

Explanation:

CE × ED = AE × EB

17 CE = 14 × 18

CE =
(252)/(17) ≈ 14.8

User Swati Anand
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The length of CE is 14. 82

Point of tangency is where the tangent line or another curve touches the given curve without intersecting it, implying that they share the same slope at that precise location.

The concept of the point of tangency is significant in geometry, calculus, and various mathematical and physical applications.

From the diagram shown, we have that;

17 × CE = 14 ×18

Multiply the values, we get;

17CE = 252

Divide both sides by the coefficient of CE, we have that;

CE = 252/17

Divide the values

CE = 14. 82

User Ryan McCarron
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