document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34216>Question 34216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A Square with area of 16 is partitioned into four congruent small squares. What is the area of the circle that passes through the centers of the four smaller squares? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #20522 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=20522\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Draw the picture.  Sides of the original square are 4 inches/<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sides of each small square are 2 inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Need to find the radius of the circle in order to find the circle's Area.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a line segment from the center of the cirle to a center<BR>\n" );
document.write( "point of one of the smaller squares; that is the radius of the circle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Draw a line segment from the center of the same small square perpendicular<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to a side forming a right triangle with the radius of the circle as its<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hypotenuse.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two sides of this triangle are each 2 inches in length.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use Pythagoras to find the hypotenuse length which is 2sqrt2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then find the Area of the circle  using Area=(pi)r^2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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