Suppose you are given a square with an inscribed circle if the area of the square is 100 meters squared what is the area of the circle?
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Hint Diameter of the circle is also the length of a side of the square, $10$ units. |
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Note that area of a square is given by $s^2$ where $s$ is the length of one of its sides (whichever side it may be, it doesn't matter for they are all equal.
Now Note that in the diagram, Since $\bar{DC}=10\text{ meters} \implies \bar{XY}=
\bar{DC}=10 \text{m}$. |
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