PQ is a chord of length 24 inches in a circle of radius 13 inches. (Separate diagrams for each part here, please.) a. Find the length of a chord of this circle which is twice as far from the center as PQ. b. What possible distances separate chord PQ from another chord parallel to PQ and half as long as PQ?

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PQ is a chord of length 24 inches in a circle of radius 13 inches. (Separate diagrams for each part here, please.)

a. Find the length of a chord of this circle which is twice as far from the center as PQ.

b. What possible distances separate chord PQ from another chord parallel to PQ and half as long as PQ?

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