If the area of a disc inscribed in a square is 36pi^2, what is the area of the square?
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If the area of a disc inscribed in a square is 36pi^2, what is the area of the square?
If the disc is inscribed in the square, then we know that one side of the square is twice the radius of the circle. The area of the square isQuote:
Originally Posted by ceasar_19134
(typo?) so the radius must be
, thus the side of the square is
and thus the area of the square is
.
-Dan
The area of the disc is 36pi^2, not the square.
If the pi^2 is a typo it is already answered hereQuote:
Originally Posted by ceasar_19134