SOLUTION: Mr. Hernandez has a circular garden with a diameter of 10 feet surrounded by edging. Using the same length of edging, he is going to create a square garden. What is the maximum l

Question 339764: Mr. Hernandez has a circular garden with a diameter of 10 feet surrounded by edging. Using the same length of edging, he is going to create a square garden. What is the maximum length of the square?
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Mr. Hernandez has a circular garden with a diameter of 10 feet surrounded by edging. Using the same length of edging, he is going to create a square garden. What is the maximum length of the square?
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Find the amt of edging he has by finding the circumference

C = 31.416 ft of edging
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Find the length of a one side
= 7.85 ft on one side
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