document.write( "Question 49774: I have a perfect circle inscribed inside of a perfect square where the sides of the square are tangent to the circle. In one corner of the square is a rectangle that ia 140mm x 70mm. The rectangle is perfectly squared in the corner and the bottom corner just touches the outside of the circle. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #33041 by venugopalramana(3286)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I have a perfect circle inscribed inside of a perfect square where the sides of the square are tangent to the circle. In one corner of the square is a rectangle that ia 140mm x 70mm. The rectangle is perfectly squared in the corner and the bottom corner just touches the outside of the circle. \n" ); document.write( "What is the diameter of the circle?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "GOOD PROBLEM.TRY TO TO DRAW A FIGURE AS DESCRIBED BELOW FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "LET THE CENTRE OF CIRCULAR PIZZA BE 'C'.THIS IS SAME AS THE CENTRE OF THE BOX.LET THE CARD BE PQRS..LET IT TOUCH THE CIRCULAR PIZZA AT P.JOIN OP \n" ); document.write( "OP IS THE RADIUS=R SAY TO BE FOUND.WE HAVE.. \n" ); document.write( "PQ=RS=140.... \n" ); document.write( "PS=QR=70...GIVEN \n" ); document.write( "DRAW CT FROM CENTRE C A RADIUS PERPENDICULAR TO RS. \n" ); document.write( "EXTEND QP TO MEET CT AT X. \n" ); document.write( "WE HAVE CT=RADIUS=R=CP \n" ); document.write( "PSTX IS A RECTANGLE. \n" ); document.write( "PS=70=XT \n" ); document.write( "PX=QPX-QP=R-140 \n" ); document.write( "CX=CXT-XT=R-70. \n" ); document.write( "NOW IN THE RIGHT ANGLED TRIANGLE CPX,WE HAVE \n" ); document.write( "CP=R=HYPOTENUSE \n" ); document.write( "CX=ONE SIDE=R-70 \n" ); document.write( "PX=ANOTHER SIDE=R-140 \n" ); document.write( "USING PYTHOGARUS THEOREM ,WE HAVE....HYPOTENUSE^2=SIDE^2+SIDE^2 \n" ); document.write( "R^2=(R-70)^2+(R-140)^2 \n" ); document.write( "R^2=R^2-140R+4900+R^2-280R+19600 \n" ); document.write( "R^2-420R+24500=0 \n" ); document.write( "R^2-70R-350R+24500=0 \n" ); document.write( "R(R-70)-350(R-70)=0 \n" ); document.write( "(R-70)(R-350)=0 \n" ); document.write( "R-70=0.....OR....R=70....NOT POSSIBLE AS THEN IT TOUCHES THE LOWER EDGE OVERLAPPING THE PIZZA. \n" ); document.write( "R-350=0......R=350 IS THE ANSWER. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |