Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Geometry

Question:

Length of a chord is 40 cm. If the angle subtended by this chord at the circumference of the circle is 90 degree, then what will be the radius of this circle?

Options:

15 cm

25 cm

80 cm

20 cm

Correct Answer:

20 cm

Explanation:

Let O be the circle's center, and let C the point on the circumference.

Using, If an angle subtended by a chord by a chord on the circumference of a circle is 90 degrees, then the chord is the circle's diameter.

So, MN is the diameter.

MN = 2(OM)

40 = 2(OM)

OM = 20

Therefore, OM is 20 cm.