How to Find the Length of a Chord in a Circle | Geometry, Circle Chords, Chord Length

How do we find the length of a chord in a circle? We go over circle chords, and how to find their length, in today's video math lesson!
Geometry sure is a blast! Today we get to go over trigonometry and sine ratios, we get to touch on right triangles, the isosceles triangle theorem, the hypotenuse leg congruence postulate for right triangles, central angles subtended by chords, and more! What a hoot!
If we have a chord of a circle with radius r, and the central angle subtended by that chord has a measure of A, then the length of the chord is 2*r*sin(A/2). We derive this formula, and go over an example of how to use it, in the video lesson. By understanding where it comes from, it is easy to recall!
I hope you find this video helpful, and be sure to ask any questions down in the comments!
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I have a circle with a circumference of 46 inches. I think finding the diameter means divide 46 by pi (3.14) or 14.64 divided by 2 equals a radius of 7.325. Now stand the circle up and picture measuring up 3 inches from bottom dead center of the circle, now draw a chord at that point parallel to the diameter. How long is that chord?

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What if the only given is the radius how could you solve the teta ø?

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Is there any way to find the chord length without knowing the angle and only knowing the radius? Please help - I need this for my maths assignment

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Thanks for watching, I am not sure what you mean! Certainly if we ONLY know the radius, we cannot know the length of the chord because we would know nothing at all about the chord, aside from it residing in a circle of radius r. For example, in a circle of radius 1/2, a chord could be as big as 1 (if it was a diameter) or any number less than that.

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To find the chord length will we always use sin? Or is it in accordance to angle give, For example we where given the angle at the chord

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You don't have to use sin to find the chord length. I used cos and got the solution of:
2 sqrt((r^2) - ((r cos(theta/2))^2))

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A chord is a finite line segment. It is a measurable length of line.

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How did you manage to find "70°" ??

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It was an example, so he gave a random radius and angle. I'm not sure how to find it if we don't already have one of the angles, or "x"? Hope you got it figured out by now though lol.

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Why did you assume theta is 70 °

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isn't X half the chord length because we basically bisected the triangle to make it a right angled triangle ?

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How to solve when theta is not given

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I’m getting 10.44 for the actual answer how is it 11.18

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