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  2. Intersecting chords theorem - Wikipedia

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    The value of the two products in the chord theorem depends only on the distance of the intersection point S from the circle's center and is called the absolute value of the power of S; more precisely, it can be stated that: | | | | = | | | | = where r is the radius of the circle, and d is the distance between the center of the circle and the ...

  3. Chord (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    The chord function is defined geometrically as shown in the picture. The chord of an angle is the length of the chord between two points on a unit circle separated by that central angle . The angle θ is taken in the positive sense and must lie in the interval 0 < θ ≤ π (radian measure).

  4. Chord function - Wikipedia

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    The term chord function may refer to: Diatonic function – in music, the role of a chord in relation to a diatonic key; In mathematics, the length of a chord of a circle as a trigonometric function of the length of the corresponding arc; see in particular Ptolemy's table of chords .

  5. Bisection - Wikipedia

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    Line DE bisects line AB at D, line EF is a perpendicular bisector of segment AD at C, and line EF is the interior bisector of right angle AED. In geometry, bisection is the division of something into two equal or congruent parts (having the same shape and size). Usually it involves a bisecting line, also called a bisector.

  6. Circle - Wikipedia

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    Since the diameter is twice the radius, the "missing" part of the diameter is (2r − x) in length. Using the fact that one part of one chord times the other part is equal to the same product taken along a chord intersecting the first chord, we find that (2r − x)x = (y / 2) 2. Solving for r, we find the required result.

  7. Universal chord theorem - Wikipedia

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    A chord (in red) of length 0.3 on a sinusoidal function. The universal chord theorem guarantees the existence of chords of length 1/n for functions satisfying certain conditions.

  8. Bisection method - Wikipedia

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    The input for the method is a continuous function f, an interval [a, b], and the function values f(a) and f(b). The function values are of opposite sign (there is at least one zero crossing within the interval). Each iteration performs these steps: Calculate c, the midpoint of the interval, c = ⁠ a + b / 2 ⁠.

  9. Ptolemy's table of chords - Wikipedia

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    When the arc reaches 60°, the chord length is exactly equal to the number of degrees in the arc, i.e. chord 60° = 60. For arcs of more than 60°, the chord is less than the arc, until an arc of 180° is reached, when the chord is only 120. The fractional parts of chord lengths were expressed in sexagesimal (base 60) numerals. For example ...