A circular park has two parallel straight paths along chords and

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Problem

A circular park has two parallel straight paths along chords

AB

and

CD

. Chord

AB

20\,\text{m}

long, chord

CD

16\,\text{m}

long, and the perpendicular distance between the two chords is

3\,\text{m}

. What is the radius of the park (to the nearest metre)? (a)

10\,\text{m}

(b)

13\,\text{m}

(c)

11\,\text{m}

(d)

12\,\text{m}