document.write( "Question 271661: What is the largest possible area of a square cut out of a circle with radius 1 cm?\r
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What is the largest possible area of a square cut out of a circle with radius 1 cm?
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\n" ); document.write( "Draw a circle
\n" ); document.write( "Draw a square inside the circle.
\n" ); document.write( "The diagonal of the square is the diameter of the circle = 2 cm
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the sides of the square be \"x\".
\n" ); document.write( "Use Pythagoras to find \"x\":
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\n" ); document.write( "x^2 + x^2 = 2^2
\n" ); document.write( "2x^2 = 4
\n" ); document.write( "x^2 = 2
\n" ); document.write( "x = sqrt(2)
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\n" ); document.write( "Area of the square = (sqrt(2))^2 = 2 sq cm
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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