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An archaeologist finds part of a circular plate. What was the diameter of the plate to the nearest tenth of an inch? Justify your answer.
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The distance from the center of the circle to the chord is given as 6 units. This forms a right triangle with the radius of the circle as the hypotenuse, half the chord length as one side, and the distance from the center to the chord as the other side. Show more…
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