SOLUTION: A rectangle is 10cm by 12cm. What is the radius of the circle that will circumscribe it?
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Question 832688: A rectangle is 10cm by 12cm. What is the radius of the circle that will circumscribe it?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The diagonal of the rectangle fits on a diameter of the circle. This diagonal is the hypotenuse of the two or either triangle parts which make the rectangle.
diameter:
Radius:
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