How Do You Determine Whether Two Chords are Equidistant From the Center of a Circle?

How Do You Determine Whether Two Chords are Equidistant From the Center of a Circle?

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When you want to know if two chords are the same distance away from the center of the circle, there's a quick way to get the answer. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to find that answer and figure out which chords are equidistant from the center.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • chords
  • center
  • circle
  • equidistant
  • equal distance

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