SOLUTION: The radius of a circle is 3 centimeters (cm) more than twice the side of a square. The circumference of the circle is 4 times the perimeter of the square. Write an equation that ca

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Question 1024537: The radius of a circle is 3 centimeters (cm) more than twice the side of a square. The circumference of the circle is 4 times the perimeter of the square. Write an equation that can be used to find the radius r of the circle
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.R=3%2B2S
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4%282pi%2AR%29=4%284S%29
2.8pi%2AR=16S
From eq. 1,
2S=R-3
So,
16S=8R-24
Substituting into eq. 2,
8pi%2AR=8R-24
From here you can solve for R.