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प्रश्न
Two concentric circles are of diameters 30 cm and 18 cm. Find the length of the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle.
उत्तर
Let O be the common centre of the two circles and AB be the chord of the larger circle which touches the smaller circle at C.
Join OA and OC. Then,
OC = \[\frac{18}{2}\]
cm = 9 cm and OA =\[\frac{30}{2}\] cm = 15 cm
We know that the tangent at any point of a circle is perpendicular to the radius through the point of contact. Also, the perpendicular drawn from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord.
∴ OC ⊥ AB and C is the mid-point of AB.
In right ∆OCA,
\[{OA}^2 = {OC}^2 + {AC}^2 \left( \text{Pythagoras theorem} \right)\]
\[ \Rightarrow {AC}^2 = {OA}^2 - {OC}^2 \]
\[ \Rightarrow AC = \sqrt{{15}^2 - 9^2}\]
\[ \Rightarrow AC = \sqrt{225 - 81} = \sqrt{144} = 12 cm\]
∴ AB = 2AC = 2 × 12 cm = 24 cm
Thus, the required length of the chord is 24 cm.
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