HELP ME PLEASE MY FINAL IS TOMORROW
find the area of the circle formed when a plane passes 4 cm from the center of a sphere with radius 5 cm

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HELP ME PLEASE MY FINAL IS TOMORROW
find the area of the circle formed when a plane passes 4 cm from the center of a sphere with radius 5 cm

ganeshie8 · Answer

its simple once u visualize the pic

anonymous · Answer

okay would you be able to show me?

ganeshie8 · Answer

il try

ganeshie8 · Answer

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ganeshie8 · Answer

that red dotted line is the circle formed, when the place cuts the sphere

anonymous · Answer

but how do i find out the area of the circle that is formed?

ganeshie8 · Answer

good, u must be familiar wid using pythagora ?

ganeshie8 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

yes

ganeshie8 · Answer

find the third side in that right triangle formed. thats the radius of the dotted circle for which we want to find the area

anonymous · Answer

okay thank you!

ganeshie8 · Answer

np :) wish you the best wid the finals !

anonymous · Answer

thank you!

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Hint:

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

Another Hint: use the intersecting chord theorem