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I think that answer options are flawed. See attachement below
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Hi

Sum of 2 sides in a triangle is greater than 3rd side.


Hence In triangle ACD,
AC < AD+DC
AC< 4

Hope it is clear now.

If you have any doubt, Please tag me.

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How do we find the measure of AC?

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Hi Hero8888

The sketch provided is partially correct.
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Chords of the same length subtend the same central angle.
But the Chord length is not proportional to the central angle. The Arc length is proportional to the central angle.

(In fact Chord length is proportional to Sin (Central angle in deg/360), chord length = 2r sin(central angle in deg/360) - NOT IN GMAT SCOPE (So don't worry :cool: )

So, the angle AOD and Angle DCO will be equal (as the chord AD= DC) as shown .
But Angle AOB is not equal to twice of angle AOD

So the explanation provided is NOT valid.
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Is there any other method to solve this question to get an absolute value of radius?
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[quote="Princ"]What is the radius of given circle



A. \(\sqrt{3}+1\)

B. \(\sqrt{3}+2\)

C. \(\sqrt{3}+3\)

D. \(4\)

E. \(2\sqrt{3}\)

To guess the answer real quick.

\(2-2 < AC < 2+2 - > 0 < AC < 4\)

Take maximum of \(AC = 3.9\) ~ \(4.\)

Apply Pythagorean theorem: \(BC^2= AB^2+AC^2\)

\(BC = D\) the diameter.

\(D^2= (2r)^2= 4^2+ 4^4\)
\(4r^2 = 2*4^2\)
\(r^2 = 2*4\)
\(r =\)2\(\sqrt{2}\)

\(r = 2.8\)

Only option A makes sense.

Answer: (A).
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Quick aproach: if the small triangles were 30-60-90 triangles the answer will be directly obtained (measures of the sides would be \(\sqrt{3}, 1, 2\)). As the official answer is \(\sqrt{3}+1\), they are 30-60-90 triangles at the end...
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