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Question 241865: what is the area of the largest circle that can be drawn inside a rectangle that is 8 cm by 15 cm
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The largest circle will be diameter 8 cm to be able to fit in the rectangle.
that is radius 4 cm
area is pi r^2=4^2pi=16pi


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