SOLUTION: each side length of the square is 20 inches, what is the diameter of the circle in inches. the square is inscribed in the circle and is tangent
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Question 1077298: each side length of the square is 20 inches, what is the diameter of the circle in inches. the square is inscribed in the circle and is tangent
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each side length of the square is 20 inches, what is the diameter of the circle in inches. the square is inscribed in the circle and is tangent
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Sketch the figure.
Notice that the the diagonal of the square is the diameter of the circle.
That diagonal is the hypotenuse of a right triangle formed by
2 sides of the square.
Equation:
diag^2 = 20^2 + 20^2
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diag = sqrt[400+400]
diag = sqrt(800)
diag = 10sqrt(8)
diag = 20sqrt(2) inches
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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