A family tied a pair of ropes to their circular pool to serve as guide for their children who are practicing how to swim. The ropes intersect at the interior of the pool with three segments formed mmeasuring 5m, 6m, and 12 m as illustrated in the figure at the right. Find the missing segment measure of the rope in meters.
A family tied a pair of ropes to their circular pool to serve as guide for their children who are practicing how to swim. The ropes intersect at the interior of the pool with three segments formed mmeasuring 5m, 6m, and 12 m as illustrated in the figure at the right. Find the missing segment measure of the rope in meters.
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A family tied a pair of ropes to their circular pool to serve as guide for their children who are practicing how to swim. The ropes intersect at the interior of the pool with three segments formed mmeasuring 5m, 6m, and 12 m as illustrated in the figure at the right. Find the missing segment measure of the rope in meters.
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5m
6m
12m](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F22e1f39d-0e16-4bcb-b59b-d69211313ff8%2F7cd650a0-e030-4ec4-81dc-e10a550cd489%2Fgutu4ao_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Circular Pool
5m
6m
12m
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