document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1180552>Question 1180552</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Five (5) externally tangent circles have their radius length equal 1 inch and their centers lie on the diagonal of a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "square. In addition, the two outer circles are tangent to two sides of the square. Compute for the area outside the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "circles but inside the square. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a sketch of the circles aligned on the diagonal of the square.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Consider points A and B, which are the centers of the two circles in the corners of the square.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each of those points is 1 unit from each side of the square; and the length of AB is 8 units.  AB is the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle.  Use those pieces of information to find the length of the side of the square.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the answer to the problem is the area of the square, minus the area of the 5 circles with radius 1.<br><BR>\n" );
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