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Algebra.Com's Answer #174452 by rapaljer(4671)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The circle has a diameter of 10 cm. Let x= length of the side of the square. Draw the circle of diameter 10, showing the square with side of x inside the circle. You will see a right triangle, so by Theorem of Pythagoras \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now this looks ugly, but remember that all you need to find is the AREA of the square. The area is \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Area = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Dr. Robert J. Rapalje \n" ); document.write( " |