A circular park has a worn path across one side, as shown. Suppose you have approximated the length of the worn path using your stride length and determined that it is AB = 48 feet. You have also found that the longest dis- tance from the path to the edge of the circle is CD = 5 feet. What is the radius of the park? A C D
A circular park has a worn path across one side, as shown. Suppose you have approximated the length of the worn path using your stride length and determined that it is AB = 48 feet. You have also found that the longest dis- tance from the path to the edge of the circle is CD = 5 feet. What is the radius of the park? A C D
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![A circular park has a worn path across one side, as shown.
Suppose you have approximated the length of the worn
path using your stride length and determined that it is
AB = 48 feet. You have also found that the longest dis-
tance from the path to the edge of the circle is CD = 5 feet.
What is the radius of the park?
A.
C
D
B](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F5106b7d5-4699-43ee-ae46-0af4e3f0b206%2F7ffaa054-786d-4992-a33c-9101a4bcf953%2F3bqx655_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A circular park has a worn path across one side, as shown.
Suppose you have approximated the length of the worn
path using your stride length and determined that it is
AB = 48 feet. You have also found that the longest dis-
tance from the path to the edge of the circle is CD = 5 feet.
What is the radius of the park?
A.
C
D
B
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