CAT 2019 Slot 1 QA Q5 Geometry

Question 5 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2019 Slot 1, with CAT's official answer.

In a circle of radius 11 cm, CD is a diameter and AB is a chord of length 20.5 cm. If AB and CD intersect at a point E inside the circle and CE has length 7 cm, then the difference of the lengths of BE and AE, in cm, is
  1. A
    1.5
  2. B
    3.5
  3. C
    0.5
  4. D
    2.5

Answer: (C) 0.5 Geometry MCQ

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