document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204506>Question 1204506</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square piece of cloth of maximum size is cut from a circular piece, and then a circular piece of maximum size is cut from the square piece. If the radius of the original piece of cloth was 72 cm, what is the amount of cloth, in cm² that was wasted?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A) 2486 pi B) 2576 pi C) 2592 pi D) 1296 pi E) 2660 pi </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It is given that the radius of the larger circle is 72 cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The side length of the inscribed square is then 72*sqrt(2) cm.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The radius of the smaller circle is then 36*sqrt(2) cm.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount of cloth that is wasted is the difference between the area of the larger circle and the area of the smaller circle.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: C) 2592 pi<br><BR>\n" );
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