A diameter and a chord intersected inside a circle. The point of intersection divides each of the chord and the diameter into two segments. The segment of the chord are 12 cm and 20 cm long while one segment of the diameter is 8 cm long. What is the diameter of the circle?

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A diameter and a chord intersected inside a circle. The point of intersection
divides cach of the chord and the diameter into two segments. The segment of
the chord are 12 cm and 20 cm long while one segment of the diameter is 8 cm
long. What is the diameter of the circle?
Transcribed Image Text:A diameter and a chord intersected inside a circle. The point of intersection divides cach of the chord and the diameter into two segments. The segment of the chord are 12 cm and 20 cm long while one segment of the diameter is 8 cm long. What is the diameter of the circle?
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