SOLUTION: Samuel cuts out the largest square from a circular paper plate that has a radius of 6 inches. What is the area of the plate that remains?
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Question 597361: Samuel cuts out the largest square from a circular paper plate that has a radius of 6 inches. What is the area of the plate that remains?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
the diagonal (hypotenuse) will be 12
the square will be 2a^2=12^2
a^2=72
area is 72
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