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Sagitta, Chord, Arc
Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry.

Given a circle, the sagitta (Latin for arrow) is the perpendicular distance CD from an arc's midpoint (C) to the chord AB across it.

Sagitta, Chord, Arc
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