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Algebra.Com's Answer #569709 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The rectangle would be a square. The diagonal of the square is a diameter of the circle. One diagonal cuts the square into two 45-45-90 special triangles.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "circle, area \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The diagonal and diameter, \n" ); document.write( "Let x be the side length of one side of the square. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and a picture would help you to see that.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Area of the square: \n" ); document.write( "Percentage? \n" ); document.write( " |