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Assignment 10.21
Equal Products: Intersecting Chords
Objective
Develop and apply a theorem relating the lengths of segments of intersecting chords.
Assignment 10.20
Assignment 10.22
About Geometry Worksheet Assignment 10.21: This assignment can be downloaded for free.
Assignment 10.21 is an introduction to the theorem about the lengths of segments of intersecting chords.
Prerequisite Skills: Measure lengths to the nearest cm (Assignment 1.11). Identify arcs intercepted by inscribed angles (Assignment 10.10). Solve algebraic equations with one variable.
Theorem: The products of the lengths of the segments of each of two intersecting chords are equal.
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