SOLUTION: A circle is inscribed in a given square and another circle is circumscribed about the same square. If the area of the circumscribed circle is 4, what is the area of the inscribed c

Question 255269: A circle is inscribed in a given square and another circle is circumscribed about the same square. If the area of the circumscribed circle is 4, what is the area of the inscribed circle?

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A circle is inscribed in a given square and another circle is circumscribed about the same square.
If the area of the circumscribed circle is 4, what is the area of the inscribed circle?
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Find the radius of the outer circle

r = is the radius of the large circle
then
diameter =
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This is also the diagonal of the square
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Find the square dimensions using this as the diagonal(a^2 + b^2 = c^2)
Find the sides of the square. (s = the side of the square)
s^2 + s^2 = ()^2
2s^2 = 4(4/pi)
s^2 = 2(4/pi)
s^2 = 8/pi,
s =
s = is the side of the square
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This is also the diameter of the small circles, therefore
r = (half the diameter)
r^2 =
Find the area of the small circle
A =
A = 2 sq/cm; area of the small circle

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