SOLUTION: Find the radius of a circle in which an inscribed square has a side of 8 inches.

Question 311388: Find the radius of a circle in which an inscribed square has a side of 8 inches.
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, solver91311:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The diameter is the diagonal of the square = 8sqrt(2)

Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

I'm just going to give you a hint. A diagonal of an inscribed square, which is also the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle with two sides of the square as legs, is a diameter of the circle.

John

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