SOLUTION: what size rectangle will fit inside a circle of radius 30 feet if the lenght of the rectangle must be three ties it is width

Question 724247: what size rectangle will fit inside a circle of radius 30 feet if the lenght of the rectangle must be three ties it is width
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If you recall that a angle inscribed in a circle intercepts an arc measuring , you realize that the diagonals of the rectangle are diameters of the circle, so they measure feet.
Each diagonal divides the rectangle into two congruent right triangles with sides measuring feet and feet.
According to the Pythagorean theorem,
--> --> --> --> --> -->
SO the sides of the rectangle measure
feet and feet.
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