document.write( "Question 1143604: A circle is inscribed in a square. What is the probability that a penny, if thrown, will fall in the shaded region? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "What shaded region...?

\n" ); document.write( "Let r be the radius of the circle; then the side of the square is the diameter of the circle, which is 2r.

\n" ); document.write( "area of square: \"%282r%29%5E2+=+4r%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "area of circle: \"%28pi%29r%5E2\"

\n" ); document.write( "P(penny lands inside the circle) = \"pi%2F4\"

\n" ); document.write( "P(penny lands inside the square but outside the circle) = \"%284-pi%29%2F4\"

\n" ); document.write( "Use that to find the probability that the penny lies in your shaded region.
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