SOLUTION: Find the ratio of the area of the smaller circle to the area of the larger circle. Picture: Circle inscribed in a square inscribed in a bigger circle.

SOLUTION: Find the ratio of the area of the smaller circle to the area of the larger circle. Picture: Circle inscribed in a square inscribed in a bigger circle.

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Question 1033235: Find the ratio of the area of the smaller circle to the area of the larger circle.
Picture: Circle inscribed in a square inscribed in a bigger circle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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From the diagram,

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In terms of area,

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So then,

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