SOLUTION: an inscribed rectangle has an area of 32. length side = 2x and width side = x. diameter unknown. the rectangle is inside a circle. find the circumference of the circle. Please sho
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Question 982718: an inscribed rectangle has an area of 32. length side = 2x and width side = x. diameter unknown. the rectangle is inside a circle. find the circumference of the circle. Please show all steps and explain. thanks. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
If the rectangle is inscribed in a circle, a diagonal of the rectangle is a diameter. So if the sides are and , then the diagonal is , so the circumference, being , is
However, since the sides are and and the area is 32,
So substitute into and the circumference is:
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
