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Strike a Chord

Posted: September 22, 2025

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A chord of a circle is a straight line segment connecting any two points on the circle's circumference. You have two circles. Circle A has a chord of length 10 units that is 5 units from the center. Circle B has a chord of length 16 units that is 8 units from the center. Your task is the find the sum of the lengths of the diameters of circles A and B.

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