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11-43.

Circle, with center, c, has a horizontal diameter intersecting a chord on the right side of the circle. The segments around the point of intersection are labeled as follows: top, 4, right, 2, bottom, 3, left, unknown.Find the area and circumference of at right. Show all work.  

The two triangles are similar, which means the ratios of corresponding sides are equal.

Therefore 

Since you now know that , you can determine the diameter and radius of the circle.

Added to the circle, segments connecting each end of the diameter with an end of the chord, creating 2 triangles, with the unknown portion of the diameter labeled as x.