Angles of Intersecting Chords

Here's a problem based on an obscure theorem about angles of intersecting chords.

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Combined Chords

Two circles intersect at P and Q.  Let’s call line AB through P a combined chord if AP and PB are chords of the respective circles.  Let’s define the split product of AB as the length of AP times the length of PB.

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Chord-bisecting Chords

A circle of radius 5 has chord AB with length 6.  A second chord is drawn here and is bisected by AB.

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