SOLUTION: A square is inscribed in a circle. If the side of the square is 4 what is the area and circumference of the circle.
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Question 259915: A square is inscribed in a circle. If the side of the square is 4 what is the area and circumference of the circle. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A square is inscribed in a circle. If the side of the square is 4 what is the area and circumference of the circle.
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Draw the picture and you will see that the
diagonal of the square is the diameter
of the circle.
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Using Pythagoras you get
diagonal = 4*sqrt(2)
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Circumference of the circle = (pi)(diameter)
= 4sqrt(2)(pi)
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This is approximately 17.77 units
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Cheers,
stan H.
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