JAMB - Mathematics (2019 - No. 7)

Find the length of the chord |AB| in the diagram shown above.

4.2 cm
4.3 cm
3.2 cm
3.4 cm

Explanation

Length of chord = \(2r \sin (\frac{\theta}{2})\)

= \(2(3) \sin (\frac{68}{2})\)

= \(6 \sin 34\)

= \(6 \times 0.559\)

= 3.354 cm \(\approxeq\)  3.4 cm

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