SOLUTION: An old fence used to enclose a circular lot is to be recycled to fence a square lot. If the radius of the circular lot is 5 meters, how long should the edge of the square lot be?

Question 635684: An old fence used to enclose a circular lot is to be recycled to fence a square lot. If the radius of the circular lot is 5 meters, how long should the edge of the square lot be?
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An old fence used to enclose a circular lot is to be recycled to fence a square lot.
If the radius of the circular lot is 5 meters, how long should the edge of the square lot be?
:
Let s = side of the square
then
4s = the perimeter of the square
:
the perimeter of the square lot = the circumference of the circular lot
:
4s =
:
s =
s = 7.854 meters

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