Arch calculation for layout (find radius, given span and depth of arch)

Three ways shown step-by-step: without math, and by 2 different equations. Also known as chord and sagitta or versine calculation. Was widely used in the past when arches were the main loadbearing strucutres. Today, most loadbearing arches are replaced by simple triangles.

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