document.write( "Question 810908: A circle is inscribed in the square. If the area of the circle is 16π square centimeters, find the length of one of the diagonals of the square.
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document.write( "A=pi x r squared divided by 2
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document.write( "I got 25.12 which was incorrect. What am I doing wrong? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #488541 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! a=pi*r^2 \n" ); document.write( "why divided by 2??\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r=4 \n" ); document.write( "2r=diameter and one side of square \n" ); document.write( "diameter =8 \n" ); document.write( "one side = 8 \n" ); document.write( "2*8^2=128 \n" ); document.write( "sqrt(128)=diagonal \n" ); document.write( "11.3 is the diagonal \n" ); document.write( " |