Diameter of the Circle

Geometry Level 3

A circle has two parallel chords on either side of its center. One chord is 11 cm \text{11 cm} long and other 5 cm \text{5 cm} and they are 6 cm \text{6 cm} apart. What is the diameter of the circle in cm \text{cm} ?

10 5 10 \sqrt 5 6 6 5 5 5 \sqrt 5 5 5 7 3 7 \sqrt 3 10 2 10\sqrt 2 5 5 2 \frac {5\sqrt 5}2 3 7 3 \sqrt 7

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Let the distance of the larger chord from the center of the circle be x x . Then the distance of the smaller chord from the circle's center is 6 x 6-x . Let the radius of the circle be r r . Then we get r 2 = x 2 + 121 4 = ( 6 x ) 2 + 25 4 36 12 x = 24 x = 1 r^2=x^2+\dfrac{121}{4}=(6-x)^2+\dfrac{25}{4}\implies 36-12x=24\implies x=1 . Hence r 2 = 1 + 121 4 = 125 4 r = 5 5 2 d = 2 r = 5 5 r^2=1+\dfrac{121}{4}=\dfrac{125}{4}\implies r=\dfrac{5\sqrt 5}{2}\implies d=2r=5\sqrt 5 . Therefore the required diameter is 5 5 \boxed {5\sqrt 5} .

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