SOLUTION: a square inscribed in a circle with radius 5cm.What is the area of square?

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Question 1040309: a square inscribed in a circle with radius 5cm.What is the area of square?

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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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a square inscribed in a circle with radius 5cm. What is the area of square?
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Note: diameter of the circle is 5 cm ; radius = 5/2 cm
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Area = pi*(5/2)^2 = (25/4)pi cm^2 = (6 1/4)pi cm^2
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ikleyn(52782) About Me  (Show Source):
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a square inscribed in a circle with radius 5 cm. What is the area of square?
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The side of the square is a = 10%2Fsqrt%282%29.

The area of the square is a%5E2 = 100%2F2 = 50 cm%5E2.