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What will be the distance between two parallel chords of length 8 cm. each in a circle of diameter 10 cm.? 10 सेमी. व्यास वाले एक वृत्त में प्रत्येक 8 सेमी. लंबी, दो समानांतर जीवाओं के बीच की दूरी कितनी होगी?

  1. 6 cm./सेमी

  2. 7 cm./सेमी

  3. 8 cm./सेमी

  4. 5.5 cm./सेमी
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Explanation

For a circle of radius 5 cm, chord length 8 cm gives perpendicular distance from center = √(5² - 4²) = 3 cm (half the chord is 4 cm). Both chords are parallel and equidistant from center, so distance between chords = 3 + 3 = 6 cm.

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