Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle

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asked Feb 4, 2018 in Mathematics by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) 34 382 1020
Two concentric circles are of radii 5 cm and 3 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle

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answered Feb 4, 2018 by Vikash Kumar (144,729 points) 8 11 21
 
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Answer is........

Let O be the common centre of two concentric circles and let AB be a chord of larger circle touching the smaller circle at P. Join OP.

Hence, the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle is 8 cm.​

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