SOLUTION: A circle and a square has a same area.If c denotes circumference of circle and p denotes the perimeter of square,then (A)p>c (B)p=c (C)p<c (D)p=2c

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Question 1076543: A circle and a square has a same area.If c denotes circumference of circle and p denotes the perimeter of square,then
(A)p>c
(B)p=c
(C)p (D)p=2c

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p>C
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For the square:
perimeter=p=4s
area =
For the circle:
circumference = c =
area =
The areas are equal (given):

Taking sqrt of both sides:

Now p can be expressed in terms of r:

Since and ,



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