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document.write( "In the figure above, four right triangles are formed by inscribing a square in the circle with center C and adding four line segments tangent to circle C. Two sides of each triangle have a length of s, as shown. What is the circumference of the circle, in terms of s ?\r
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document.write( " 2πs
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document.write( " 4s
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document.write( " 4s sqrt 2
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document.write( " 4πs sqrt 2
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document.write( " 4πs
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Algebra.Com's Answer #583805 by Edwin McCravy(20055)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Adding those 4 tangents to the circle merely circumscribes a \n" ); document.write( "larger square around the circle, and if you draw the diagonals of the \n" ); document.write( "inner (smaller ) square, you see that S is also the radius of the \n" ); document.write( "circle:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and since the circlumference of a circle is given by\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C = 2pr, and since the radius\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "is S, we substitute S for r and get\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C = 2pS\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |