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Question
Two circles of radii 5 cm and 3 cm intersect at two points and the distance between their centres is 4 cm. Find the length of the common chord
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Solution
Two circles intersect at C and D
CD is the common chord.
CD = AC + AD
= 3 + 3
= 6 cm
Length of the common chord = 6 cm.
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