document.write( "Question 38096: a rectangle with dimensions of 5 x 8 is inscribed in a circle. what is the area and circuference of this circle?[ inscribed means inside the vertexs touching the edge of the circle]. \n" ); document.write( "
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A rectangle with dimensions of 5 x 8 is inscribed in a circle. What is the area and circumference of this circle?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Draw the picture.
\n" ); document.write( "Draw a diagonal of the rectangle.
\n" ); document.write( "The diagonal is also the diameter of the circle.
\n" ); document.write( "Notice the right triangle with the diagonal as the hypotenuse.
\n" ); document.write( "Use Pythagoras to find the length of the diagonal/diameter.
\n" ); document.write( "diag^2=5^2+8^2=89
\n" ); document.write( "diag=sqrt(89)=9.434
\n" ); document.write( "Circumference of the circle = (pi)d = 9.434(pi)=29.64 units
\n" ); document.write( "Area of the circle = (pi)r^2 = (pi)4.717^2=69.90 sq. units
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.\r
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