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Blue line => $ L/2 = \sqrt{R^2-D^2} $

Length $ = 2*(L/2)=2*\sqrt{R^2-D^2} $

let X be the length of chord


$ X=2*\sqrt{R^2-D^2} $ if $ 0<D<R \,\ $

$ X=2*R \,\ $ if $ D=0 \,\ $

$ X=0 \,\ $ else

so its PDF will be $ \int_0^{2*R} \sqrt{R^2-D^2} dD $

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