chord and circles

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chord and circles

Post by matic » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:40 pm

Given a circle, how do I draw the horizontal chord given its length ?

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Post by andrew » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:41 pm

1. Draw a vertical line through the center of the circle
2. Create two parallels to the vertical line, one to its right side, one to its left side, with distance 'chord length/2'
3. Connect intersection points

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