A circle of radius 14cm has a chord of length 12cm. What is the shortest distance from the chord to the centre of the circle? Geometry of Circles. the...

The chord is
closest to the center at a right angle to the center.  Radius = 14.  Chord length = 12

So the answer is `sqrt(14^2 - 6^2) = sqrt(196-36) = sqrt(160) = 4sqrt(10)
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