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In a circle of diameter $40\ cm,$ the length of a chord is $20\ cm.$ Find the length of minor arc of the chord.
Answer

Let ' $O$ ' be the centre of the circle and $A B$ be the chord of the circle.
Here, $d=40 \mathrm{~cm}$
$\therefore r=\frac{40}{2}=20 \mathrm{~cm}$
since $O A=O B=A B$,
$\triangle O A B$ is an equilateral triangle.
The angle subtended at the centre by the minor
$\operatorname{arc} A O B \text { is } \theta=60^{\circ}=\left(60 \times \frac{\pi}{180}\right)^c=\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right)^c$
$=I(\text { minor arc of chord } A B)=r \theta=20 \times \frac{\pi}{3}$
$=\frac{20 \pi}{3} \mathrm{~cm} $
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Let ' $O$ ' be the centre of the circle and $A B$ be the chord of the circle.
Here, $d=40 \mathrm{~cm}$
$\therefore r=\frac{40}{2}=20 \mathrm{~cm}$
since $O A=O B=A B$,
$\triangle O A B$ is an equilateral triangle.
The angle subtended at the centre by the minor
$\operatorname{arc} A O B \text { is } \theta=60^{\circ}=\left(60 \times \frac{\pi}{180}\right)^c=\left(\frac{\pi}{3}\right)^c$
$=I(\text { minor arc of chord } A B)=r \theta=20 \times \frac{\pi}{3}$
$=\frac{20 \pi}{3} \mathrm{~cm} $






