SOLUTION: Judy drew a semicircle and labelled the radius r units. She then drew a triangle inside this semicircle. All the vertices of Judy's triangle lie on the circumference of the semicir

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Question 1089769: Judy drew a semicircle and labelled the radius r units. She then drew a triangle inside this semicircle. All the vertices of Judy's triangle lie on the circumference of the semicircle. How many square units is the largest triangle that Judy could have drawn?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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45-45-90 special right triangle. Side opposite the right angle is two times the radius. This is half of a square shape.